Removing the VAT on oil would stimulate economic activity through savings to consumers on their fuel bills. It is estimated that without the 12 percent VAT, oil pump prices would go down by P4 ($0.098 at an exchange rate of $1=P 40.80) per liter and LPG by P60 ($1.47) per 11-kg cylinder. BY IBON Foundation…
Day: January 26, 2008
Bukas, May-nilad!
(Komunikasyon Mula Sa Pusod ng Imperyo) NI E. SAN JUAN, JR.* Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 50, January 27-February 2, 2008 Mula kay Ka Alegria, pasalubong ang cancion ng sosyalistang pakikibaka sa Venezuela, kalugod-lugod na balitang ipinaabot mo bilang balik-bayan- Bagamat sinagkaan hinarang, patuloy ang agos ng Revolucion Bolivariano sa lupang binusabos ng imperyalistang…
Soiled Program: The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program’s Destined Failure
Notwithstanding CARP’s goal of land redistribution, full land ownership has continued to decline, owing to the intensification of tenancy and lease arrangements. BY ALAYSA TAGUMPAY E. ESCANDOR Philippine Collegian Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 50, January 27-February 2, 2008 The right to land is one of the most contested rights in Philippine history. In…
Penomenon ng Pag-akyat ng Billboard
Madalas itong mangyari at mabasa, at kakatwa, sa pagkapangulo ni Gloria Macapal-Arroyo ito nagaganap. Maraming bilang ng mamamayan sa Metro Manila ay umaakyat ng billboard. May prinoproblema sila, kinakayang umakyat mag-isa sa billboard na sinasampayan ng higanteng tarpaulin, matatanaw ng dumadaan, susuyuin ng pulis, inuulat ng media na may sayad, at bababa kundi man patalon.…
Roxas: Suspension of VAT on Oil is Relief for the Poor
Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas III said that suspending the Value-Added Tax on oil products will give relief to the poor at the forum “People’s Response to the Rising Oil Prices,” Jan. 26, at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 50, January 27-February 2, 2008 Sen.…
LP 2010 Presidentiable Proposes Suspension of VAT on Oil as Cushion vs Price Hikes
Asserting that the repeal of the controversial oil deregulation law is a long and complicated process, Liberal Party’s top presidential contender and incumbent Sen. Mar Roxas over the weekend instead proposed Senate Bill No. 1962 suspending the 12-percent Value-Added Tax (VAT) imposed on oil to cushion impact of sharp increases in the prices of petroleum…
Illegal Recruitment, Abuses, and Localization of Hiring Burden OFWs
BY AUBREY MAKILAN Bulatlat MIGRANT WATCH Vol. VII, No. 50, Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2008 Middle East-based migrant groups, led by Migrante Middle-East Regional Coordinator, Migrante-Jeddah chairperson, Migrante-Dubai spokesperson, and the Kapatiran sa Gitnang Silangang (KGS) chairperson, lambasted Labor Secretary Arturo Brion for allegedly lying on the real situation of overseas Filipino workers in the region.…