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By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“It's obvious that Aquino is coddling private energy corporations, particularly those using dirty fuels."
By MARYA SALAMAT
"While drivers are being forced to grapple with reduced income and the people with higher fares and costs of goods, the government and the oil companies are swimming in profits and VAT windfall.”
Sidebar: Coalition against oil price increases invites public to join noise barrage on March 30
By MARYA SALAMAT
Even employers in other regions have reportedly told the House labor committee they can afford the said wage hike.
Sidebar: Malacañang told: Economy has enough profits to support wage hike
By MARYA SALAMAT
By denying public health workers their legally-mandated benefits, the Aquino government has practically reduced their monthly take-home pay.
By MARYA SALAMAT
"If the House can fast track the impeachment of Chief Justice Corona, I'm sure we can also fast track the various measures that would halt the incessant oil price hikes and possibly even reduce prices of oil and petroleum products." – Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño.
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Only our protests can force President Aquino to control oil prices.” – KMU
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“The government is doing nothing because the prices of oil are controlled by the Big 3.” -- Piston member
By MARYA SALAMAT
“The TRB decision approving the automatic increase in toll fee rates every two years should be scrapped.” – Taxpayers Unity vs Toll Fee Hike
By BILL FLETCHER, JR.
Is the so-called “special relations” with the US beneficial to the Philippines? Is the Left a spent force? What are the prospects for real change? In an interview, Professor Jose Maria Sison tackles these questions and more.
By MARYA SALAMAT
During the first three weeks of January alone, the three biggest oil companies have increased the price of diesel by P2.70 ($0.062) per liter, regular gasoline by P2.60 ($0.60) per liter, unleaded gasoline by P2.20 ($0.51) per liter and kerosene by P2.50 ($0.058) per liter.
By MARYA SALAMAT
Piston blamed the greed for profits by the oil companies and the greed for the Value-Added Tax (VAT) on oil by the Aquino government as the conjoined reasons why the Aquino administration and the energy department are colluding with the monopoly oil companies.
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