The House Committee on Energy approved a substitute bill “subject to form and style” to amend the 1998 Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act or the Oil Deregulation Law. 71888 House Bill (HB) 10505, authored by Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Juan Miguel ”Mikey” Arroyo to amend the Oil...
The Makabayan Coalition has underscored their call to stop the act of red-tagging, and to start implementing tax cuts to counter the fuel crisis during a press conference on Monday, March 14. Makabayan Bloc logo (Photo from Wikipedia) They alleged that the administration had taken more interest in...
The chairman of the House Committee on Social Services is calling for the formulation of a true-blue integrated approach to the worsening fuel price crisis. This, as Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas expressed fears that the current fuel price woes would cause another "disruption" on the...
HONG KONG, China – Nearly three-quarters of Hong Kong's refugees are struggling to put food on the table, according to a survey released Friday, as fears over the city's plans to control its worst-ever coronavirus outbreak spark bouts of panic-buying. Mixed messages from authorities about a...
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda says that increasing minimum wage is the right thing to do amid price hikes, particularly that of fuel. House Ways and Means Chair and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, as the Albay 2nd district...
BRUSSELS, Belgium – A top European Union official warned Thursday the Ukraine refugee crisis was a "big challenge" for the bloc and set to get worse, but insisted the 27 nations were showing "unprecedented" unity. Ukrainians who fled the war in their country take refuge in the main hall of...
Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno is proposing an excise tax freeze on petroleum products in view of the soaring fuel prices that resulted from the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s campaign team) Diokno, a senatorial aspirant, cited the law allowing the...
Former Senator Rodolfo Biazon, a retired chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), likened Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the territorial disputes between the Philippines and China over the resource-rich West Philippine Sea (WPS). Former Senator Rodolfo Biazon is the guest...
AAMBIS-OWA Party-list Rep. Sharon Garin says that there is an urgent need for a special session in Congress to address the local fuel situation, reiterating the call made by her numerous House of Representatives colleagues. House Committee on Economic Affairs chair and AAMBIS-OWA Party-list Rep....
Following the massive spike in oil prices on Tuesday, March 8, Senate bet Harry Roque listed some short term, medium term, and long term measures that the government can follow to help mitigate the price surge's effects on consumers. Senate bet Harry Roque (FILE PHOTO) On March 8 , gasoline prices...
The government’s fuel subsidy program is the best solution to the problem caused by successive fuel price hikes. House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco had this to say Monday, March 7, the same day that the chamber's Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc Committee convened for the first time in order to discuss relief...
The looming fuel crisis could have been averted if the Department of Energy (DOE) had the foresight to stabilize oil prices by creating buffer stocks on gasoline and diesel at the onset, presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao said on Monday. The standard bearer of the Partido ng Demokratikong...
