Recent oil price rollbacks barely offset the several weeks of hikes (mostly consecutive) that began in early July, said research group IBON. Instead of sitting idly by, the Marcos Jr administration can be proactive by getting rid of fuel taxes, which will lower oil prices and curb the domino...
Research group IBON said that the Php4 billion in fuel subsidies that the Marcos Jr administration is set to disburse is not enough relief for Filipinos, especially the poor, who have been burdened by rising oil prices for the past 10 weeks. There is Php3 billion for...
Ni MICHELLE MABINGNAYPinoy Weekly Aabot na sa P400 ang nawawala sa naiuuwing kita kada araw ni Dionisio Bendoy Jr., drayber at operator ng jeep, dahil sa walong linggong magkakasunod na taas-presyo sa mga produktong petrolyo. “Hirap na talaga kaming mga namamasada sa...
Filipinos will have to contend with the sixth consecutive week of price hikes for diesel and gas and the fifth consecutive week for kerosene. The big oil corporations are raising the prices of petroleum products by Php1.50 per liter (/liter) for diesel, Php1.90/liter...
Ni AXELL SWEN LUMIGUENPinoy Weekly Bunga ng sunod-sunod na pagtaas ng presyo ng langis, iminungkahi ng independent think tank na Ibon Foundation sa pamahalaan ang pag-aalis sa excise at value-added taxes (Vat) sa mga produktong petrolyo upang mabawasan ang kalbaryong...
Jeepney drivers urged the Philippine government to suspend taxes on petroleum products like diesel to help cushion the impact of the recent oil price hikes.
The Marcos Jr administration can moderate the impact of oil price hikes on millions of Filipinos by scrapping excise and value-added taxes for petroleum products, research group IBON said. The series of oil price hikes imposed by oil companies is an added burden for...
By NUEL M. BACARRAKodao Productions Transport group Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) condemned the big-time oil price hike that took effect today, August 8, and demanded that the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. government repeal the Oil...
To address the skyrocketing prices of fuel and basic commodities, a member of the local council in this city plans to hold the economic summit, as soon as all elected officials are sworn into office next month.
Progressive organizations in Cebu asserted their indignation against the oil price hike and to call for a Php750 minimum wage and suspend the excise tax and value-added tax (VAT) on oil
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DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Taxi and jeepney drivers are struggling about how to make ends meet in the pandemic which is compounded with this week’s big-time oil price hike by oil companies. Leoncio Racaba, a taxicab driver, scratches his head as he passes by a gasoline...
A day before the scheduled double digit increase in fuel prices, Manong Rommel, a vegetable trucker, already increased his transport fee from P3 to P4 per kilo.