Rarely does one of these dragging, protracted hearings in aid of legislation ever result to a tangible benefit to the common Filipino. But that’s exactly what happened after the House of Representatives sought to get to the bottom of overpriced local onions in February 2023. Upon the order of...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The contested debt of the Cagayan de Oro City Water District (COWD) remains unresolved despite a recent meeting that prevented disconnection of water supply from its bulk supplier. THE Cagayan de Oro City Water District on Corrales Ave., Cagayan de Oro City. (Franck Dick...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Cagayan de Oro City Water District has considered the call of consumers and local officials to defer its proposed 60 percent water rate adjustment for three years, understanding the added problems it might bring to residents. Instead of adjusting the rate, the COWD asked...
A group of education workers expressed dismay over the government’s “failure” to enact the significant salary increase that is at par with the living wage. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), in a statement, lamented that Jan. 15 marked the...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) revealed on Thursday, Jan. 18, the ongoing coordination with board officials as they await agreements on the proposed rate hike deferral, aligning with the call made by the Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa. In a televised...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) An injustice to Filipinos. This was how AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee described the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) impending five percent increase in premium rates this year....
Office of Transportation Cooperatives (OTC) Chairperson Jesus Ortega and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-National Capital Region (LTFRB-NCR) Regional Director Zona Russet Tamayo called as “baseless” reports that commuters would soon need to shell out as much as P50 for a...
An increase of P0.0846 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in the January billing cycle of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will bring slight squeeze in the pockets of its roughly 8.0 million customers in the initial month of this year. The power utility firm announced that its tariff will climb to P11.3430...
The management of the Metro Rail Transit-3 will refile the petition for fare increase anytime this week, a ranking official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Monday, Dec 4. In a press briefing, DOTr Assistant Secretary Railways Jorjette B. Aquino explained the necessity to increase...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city council here passed proposed Resolution No. 2023-542 during its regular session on Tuesday, November 28, requesting the Cagayan de Oro City Water District (COWD) to defer its proposed 60 percent water rate increase in the next three years. Councilor Joyleen Mercedes...
DAVAO CITY – The provisional P1 jeepney fare increase effective last October 8 will not help alleviate the conditions of the Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ) drivers in the Philippines amid increasing cost of fuel, transport group Transmission-Piston said. Larry Arguilles, spokesperson for...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno believes that borrowing costs in the country have hit a ceiling. On the sidelines of the Retail Dollar Bond 2 listing on the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Board on Monday, Nov. 6, Diokno stated that there is no rationale to warrant a further increase in...
