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27 years of oil deregulation: bleeding drivers dry while oil cartels rake in profits — Piston
Piston continues to condemn the Oil Deregulation Law (Republic Act 8479), blaming it for continuously crippling the income and livelihoods of drivers and consumers. The law, enacted 27 years ago on Feb. 10, 1998 to liberalize the oil industry, has left drivers and consumers at the mercy of volatile global oil markets and unchecked corporate…