The Department of Energy (DOE) has ordered and deployed personnel to carry out physical inspection of the delayed liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facilities, as the snagged kick-off of their commercial operations have been triggering spikes in electricity rates being passed on to consumers....
After 11 weeks of financial torment at the gasoline stations, consumers can finally heave a sigh of slight relief as oil prices will be on rollback at the pumps by Tuesday (September 26), based on the calculation of the oil companies. According to the industry players, the price of diesel products...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said that he is open to proposals of suspending the excise tax on imported oil and bio-ethanol as an immediate measure to bring down the fuel prices in the country. “The suspension of the excise tax could offer a temporary respite and serve...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) Oil companies made numerous requests to House Speaker Martin Romualdez but offered nothing concrete in return during their consultative meeting Monday, Sept. 18 on the fuel price surge problem. Thus, said...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) announced a reduction in the power rate for residential customers in this province this month. In an advisory, INEC said the residential power rate is down to P11.5517 per kilowatt hour (kWh) inclusive of Value-Added...
CEBU CITY – Establishments in Central Visayas were reminded to ensure that the new minimum wage increase will be implemented starting October 1. Lilia Estillore, Department of Labor and Employment-Central Visayas (DOLE-7) director, said random inspections will be conducted in small, medium, and...
Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (Facebook) Saying there's no action on the part of the government regarding soaring fuel prices, Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas is pushing for the certification as urgent of bills seeking to lower the prices of...
More than 7.0 million customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will experience squeeze in their household budgets as the electricity tariff of the power utility will rise by P0.5006 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in its September billing cycle. The rate hike will drive up Meralco’s overall...
It will be another financially tormenting drive to the petroleum stations for consumers this week as the price of diesel products will rise by P1.20 per liter; while gasoline prices will increase by P0.50 per liter. The oil companies similarly advised that the price of kerosene products will climb...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Thursday, August 31 said the Senate is committed to pass the measure seeking an across-the-board minimum wage hike by December of this year. Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Senate PRIB Photo) Zubiri made the commitment during a...
The Energy Regulatory Commission has granted the plea of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and its affiliate-firm Panay Energy Development Corporation (PEDC) on their contract price adjustment. In tandem with that ruling of the Commission had also been the approval on a...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Education (DepEd) has committed to support a proposal to increase the salary of public school teachers, should there be one. "Definitely we will be supporting the proposal for increasing [salary of] teachers, but is has to...
