BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat January 29, 2008 – 12:21pm Members of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan or New Patriotic Alliance) and allied organizations held a picket protest in front of the SMX Convention Center in Manila, venue of the Energy Summit, earlier today. “We doubt that the people’s legitimate concerns on energy including cheaper oil prices…
Day: January 29, 2008
Repeal of RVAT on Oil Sought
BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat January 29, 2008 – 3:11pm Bayan Muna (People First) representatives filed today House Bill No. 3442 seeking the exemption of oil from the 12-percent restructured value-added tax (RVAT). “We have set into motion the process of removing the VAT on oil, something which can emanate only from the House of Representatives,”…