Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) urged President Rodrigo Duterte to issue an Executive Order (EO), directing the removal of taxes on major oil products amid the price hike. KMP and Anakpawis Partylist leader Rafael Mariano, in a press statement on Thursday, March 10, said that...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Thursday reiterated his push for the government to buy back oil firm Petron, saying this would serve as a means to lower oil prices down when these tend to go out of control due to some factors. According to Bautista, he has information that the...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said the next administration is bound to face a “perfect economic storm” with the ongoing record-high budget deficit and high prices of fuel products caused by the crisis between Russia and Ukraine as well as a ballooning debt. “This is a...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson on Wednesday, March 9 reminded government authorities that there should be no room for corruption or administrative lapses in the distribution of fuel subsidies to sectors affected by the continued rise in oil prices. Lacson, who is running for President under...
A group of tricycle operators and drivers in Muntinlupa has asked the Muntinlupa City government to grant their request to increase the fare by P1 per person in light of the increase in gasoline prices in the country. The Federation of Muntinlupa Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association...
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....
House Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc Committee co-chairperson Joey Salceda said that the "worst is yet to come" in terms of to the fuel situation even as he projected double-digit or near double-digit increases on pump prices next week. "Current crude prices is at USD 127 . At the pump, this may translate to...
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to restore all public utility jeepney (PUJ) routes as a countermeasure to the fuel price surge. He also called on the LTFRB to officially announce...
Following the “biggest oil price hike” in the country since the implementation of 1998 Oil Deregulation Law, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Tuesday, March 8, reiterated its call for salary increase amid the rising inflation and urged the national government to implement measures...
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...
Senatorial candidate Monsour Del Rosario said on Tuesday the government should implement a tax break on oil products to cushion the impact of the price hikes caused by the global crisis in light of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Del Rosario, who is part of the senatorial slate, of Partido...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Monday, March 7 called on the government to start the "immediate" and "efficient" distribution of fuel subsidies to the transport, agriculture, and fisheries sector amid the continuous fuel price hikes. The fuel price surge is being attributed to the easing of Covid-19...
