Gov’t’s plan to put on hold additional excise tax on fuel lauded

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/16/2018

LOCAL business leaders in Cebu welcomed the government’s pronouncement that it will be putting on hold the additional excise tax to be levied on fuel products starting January 2019. The move, according to businessmen, will not only…

Saturday fuel price slash: 60 to 85 centavo/liter cuts implemented

Inquirer.net 10/14/2018

OIL firms on Saturday (Oct. 13) cut pump prices of diesel by as much as 65 centavos per liter and of gasoline by 85 centavos per liter, ending a nine-week rally that raised prices by a total…

Palace blames rising fuel prices for record-high 6.7% inflation

Inquirer.net 10/05/2018

While believing that it can still be solved, House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has called on President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic team to “move faster” on their implementation of policies to ease up the accelerating inflation. Arroyo’s statement came…

FUEL PRICE HIKES

MAO BA? 10/02/2018

The recent oil price hike in the country surprisingly drew many hopeful online reactions. Burt Ajamedun wrote, “This is very good development. It will encourage some to ride the jeepney. I hope there will be more price…

PISTON Cebu: Surge of fuel prices to possibly reach P20 by year-end

King Anthony Perez 10/02/2018

Transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) believe that increases in fuel prices will continue until year-end. Greg Perez, PISTON Cebu coordinator, said that fuel price increases could even reach as much as…

More belt-tightening moves for businesses as fuel prices go up

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/01/2018

Local businesses will have to implement more belt tightening measures, appeal to their employees to help save on unnecessary costs, and think of more ways to sustain productivity. Steven Yu, Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI)…

BPOs to continue to fuel office demand in Cebu

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/21/2018

The booming outsourcing sector continues to be the biggest demand driver for office space in Cebu despite initial concerns of a slowdown. In its latest report, property management and research firm Colliers International Philippines concluded that the…

Stop fossil fuel extraction, activists cry at San Francisco climate summit

Inquirer.net 09/14/2018

SAN FRANCISCO, California — As Typhoon Mangkhut and Hurricane Florence threaten to barrel through the Philippines and the US, respectively, climate activists are demanding government leaders and businesses at the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) to commit…

Bam Aquino renews call against excise tax on fuel products

Inquirer.net 09/05/2018

As inflation rate spiked to a new nine-year high of 6.4 percent in August, Senator Bam Aquino on Wednesday called on the administration to certify as urgent Senate Bill No. 1798 or the Bawas Presyo Bill. Aquino’s…

Piston-Cebu to discuss fuel subsidy, jeepney modernization with new LTFRB-7 chief

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/02/2018

Chapter leaders of Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (Piston) in Cebu will meet with the new Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7) Regional Director Eduardo Montealto, Jr. within the week. The transport group…

Fuel subsidy and fare rate hikes

Editorial 08/16/2018

With the scheduled issuance of cash cards for passenger jeepney operators in Cebu this month under the government’s Pantawid Pasada program — if they haven’t received them yet as of this writing — one has to ask…

Risk of allowing DOE to meddle in fuel import business cited

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/14/2018

It’s not a good idea – economist A Cebu-based economist has warned the government about the risk of allowing a government agency to meddle in the business of importing fuel as a solution to mitigate the impact…

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