Aid not enough amid oil price hikes
Assistance is insufficient to offset the effects of rising fuel prices on agricultural production.
Aid not enough amid oil price hikes
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Migrant workers call for repeal of Oil Deregulation Law, excessive taxes amid price hikes
Migrant workers call for repeal of Oil Deregulation Law, excessive taxes amid price hikes
According to the groups, suspending the excise tax is a mere “temporary fix” when people’s organizations had long been calling for the repeal of the Oil Deregulation Law to regulate the prices of oil and other petroleum products.
‘Sana oil’| As Filipinos suffer mega oil price hikes, prices barely moved in our ASEAN neighbors
‘Sana oil’| As Filipinos suffer mega oil price hikes, prices barely moved in our ASEAN neighbors
Jeepney drivers and Filipino consumers do not have to be at the mercy of oil companies. The oil industry does not have to be deregulated. Oil prices can be controlled. The government does not have to be useless.
Jeepney drivers demand tax suspension, junking of deregulation law amid oil price hike
Jeepney drivers demand tax suspension, junking of deregulation law amid oil price hike
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.
Analysis | Beyond fuel taxes, regulate and nationalize the oil industry
Analysis | Beyond fuel taxes, regulate and nationalize the oil industry
A 20-passenger jeepney usually has a full tank capacity of 60 liters, which means that the driver is spending ?1,107 ($21.83) more to fill up his tank. That is equivalent to about 29 kilos of rice - or two weeks’ worth of the regular consumption of a five- to six-member household.
Analysis | Why are oil prices rising, and what we can we do about it?
Analysis | Why are oil prices rising, and what we can we do about it?
Overpriced gasoline and diesel, for instance, gave oil firms an estimated P38.47 billion (US$757.13 million) in additional income, of which P4.62 billion ($90.93 million) went to the government as value-added tax (VAT).
Market Watch | Oil prices up again this week
Market Watch | Oil prices up again this week
For the 22nd time this year, the price of diesel will again go up this week with oil firms announcing a price hike of PHP 0.60 per liter.
Excessive oil price hikes under deregulation worsen TRAIN impact
Excessive oil price hikes under deregulation worsen TRAIN impact
Looking at the local oil price movement from the start of the year up to May 15, the price adjustments in diesel may have been “excessive” by about P1.03 per liter and gasoline by P1.34 centavos per liter. This resulted in about P53.74 million additional collections every day from diesel and gasoline products for the oil companies. Of this amount, P6.45 million daily go to the Duterte government’s oil VAT collections (on top of its additional revenues from the TRAIN law’s oil excise taxes).
3 oil price hikes in 3 weeks, all unjustified – transport groups
3 oil price hikes in 3 weeks, all unjustified – transport groups
'The hikes sprang from the oil companies’ “imagination and greed,” which the Oil Deregulation Law gives them license to use.'
Big time oil price hike questioned amid falling global oil prices
Big time oil price hike questioned amid falling global oil prices
International oil price data show local oil prices should have been going down rather than up.
Piston submits 7 demands to Aquino
Piston submits 7 demands to Aquino
During a nationally coordinated drivers’ and workers’ protest led by Piston yesterday, March 24, George San Mateo, national president of Piston, said they disagree with the fare hike plan aired by Acto, 1-Utak, Altodap and Fejodap, “because public opinion will be turned against us drivers.”
PISTON bats for P6 fuel discount for PUVs
PISTON bats for P6 fuel discount for PUVs
PISTON explains that the P6 fuel discount is better than demanding for a fare hike, knowing that the riding public have been complaining about low wages and increasingly high prices of goods and services.
‘Progressive groups to set up protest centers March 20
‘Progressive groups to set up protest centers March 20
By MARYA SALAMAT
Progressive groups are protesting against high prices, high rates of utilities and mishandling of Sabah issue.
Drivers decry shrinking income, demand big-time rollback in oil prices
Drivers decry shrinking income, demand big-time rollback in oil prices
By MARYA SALAMAT
“What enriches oil companies greatly impoverishes Filipino consumers, especially public utility drivers.” – PISTON Partylist
Piston leads weekly protests against oil price hikes
Piston leads weekly protests against oil price hikes
By MARYA SALAMAT
In recognition of its consistent record in fighting for the people’s welfare against incessant oil price hikes, the Oil Deregulation Law, and the VAT on oil products, the Comelec approved the application for accreditation of transport group Piston as a partylist group.
Oil price hikes, another blow against flood victims
Oil price hikes, another blow against flood victims
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
"As it turned out, the price freeze was just meant to temper public outrage over the shameless greed displayed by oil firms after hiking petroleum prices during the height of the flooding and devastation brought by the monsoon rains. In the end, oil firms simply could not moderate their greed." – CAOPI
‘Every day Aquino delays investigating oil overpricing is glorious day for oil cartel’ – PISTON
‘Every day Aquino delays investigating oil overpricing is glorious day for oil cartel’ – PISTON
‘Every day Aquino delays investigating oil overpricing is glorious day for oil cartel’ - PISTON (Photo by George San Mateo / Bulatlat.com)
Committee tasked to review oil prices meets with people’s organizations
Committee tasked to review oil prices meets with people’s organizations
By MARYA SALAMAT
While progressive groups welcome the review, they worry about the independence of the committee, the quality of, and its hesitation to share, the data it would be getting, and the limits that it imposes on itself.
Groups refute Aquino government’s claim of helplessness in curbing oil price hikes
Groups refute Aquino government’s claim of helplessness in curbing oil price hikes
By MARYA SALAMAT
In Congress there are 14 proposals and three resolutions calling for the review or scrapping altogether of the Oil Deregulation Law and Value-Added Tax on oil products.
Sidebar: Aquino’s VAT windfall, defense of oil firms’ ‘greed’ questioned
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