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GIVE PUV DRIVERS FUEL SUBSIDY NOW – ROBES

A lawmaker called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to immediately release the earmarked P5 billion worth of fuel subsidies to mitigate the effect of runaway fuel prices on public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators. In filing House Resolution 2515, San Jose del Monte City […]

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PANGILINAN: RELEASE ‘PANTAWID PALAOT’ FUEL SUBSIDY

Vice presidential candidate Senator Kiko Pangilinan sought an explanation from the Department of Agriculture on the delayed release of “Pantawid Palaot” or fuel subsidy to fishers and farmers as the biggest price increase in oil products took effect on March 15. “Matagal nang kailangan ng tulong pero walang dumadating,” Pangilinan said. Prices of diesel will […]

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GIVE FISHERFOLK P2-B FUEL SUBSIDY – VILLANUEVA

As boat fuel accounts for half of the operating cost of fishermen, the government should increase its planned gas subsidy to them, “to be drawn from windfall tax collection from higher fuel prices,” Senator Joel Villanueva said. “Sa isang pag-aaral, higit sa kalahati ng presyo ng mga isdang dagat tulad ng galunggong ay dahil po […]

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PANGILINAN: GIVE FARMERS, DRIVERS FUEL SUBSIDY

As oil prices surge higher, vice-presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilinan demanded the immediate release of the P8 billion in fuel subsidy to farmers, fisherfolk, and drivers allocated in the 2022 national budget. Pangilinan, who expanded the coverage of the fuel subsidy program in the General Appropriations Act of 2022 to include taxi, tricycle, and ride-hailing […]

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RELEASE OF P500-M FUEL SUBSIDY FOR FARMERS URGED

Vice-Presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged the government to immediately release the P500 million fuel subsidy in the 2022 budget to farmers and fisherfolk to prevent the rise in food prices. “Maiiwasan ang mas malalang kagutuman kung aaksyon agad-agad ang gobyerno,” Pangilinan said. The veteran legislator also said the full implementation of his Sagip Saka […]

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CONTINUE PANTAWID PASADA PROGRAM — GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is planning to file a bill institutionalizing the Pantawid Pasada Program to address the adverse effects of oil price hikes, particularly among the vulnerable sectors such as the public transport. “This is a tried and tested program already. We have done it in the past, in many of the aberrations in world […]

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GIVE TRANSPORT SECTOR FUEL SUBSIDY – NANCY BINAY

Senator Nancy Binay urged the Department of Budget and Management to immediately release funds for the provision of fuel subsidies to the public transport sector. This, as public utility drivers are feeling the heat with a steady rise in oil prices for the seventh week in a row now. “Umaaray na po ang ating mga […]

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RELEASE FUEL SUBSIDY TO FARMERS NOW – CABATBAT

A lawmaker called for the immediate release of fuel subsidy and other forms of assistance for farmers and fisherfolk amid the soaring prices of oil in the international market. Magsasaka Party-list Representative Argel Cabatbat said the successive oil price increases have an indirect effect on the prices of farm inputs, especially since farmers and fisherfolk […]

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‘AYUDA’ FOR DRIVERS OF TRIKES, CABS — PANGILINAN

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is pushing for the inclusion of other public utility drivers as beneficiaries of the government’s Fuel Subsidy Program, which will receive an additional P5 billion fund next year. At the Senate deliberations on the 2022 budget of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) Monday, November 22, Pangilinan was also able to secure a […]

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GOVERNMENT SHOULD ACT SWIFTLY IN BRINGING DOWN CONSUMER PRICES – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara said the government should act swiftly to bring down consumer prices and release the unconditional cash transfer and fuel subsidy provided in the law after President Rodrigo Duterte approved the implementation of the second tranche of fuel excise tax hikes starting January next year. “Ang sa akin lang, kailangan ‘yung presyo bumaba […]