Oil Price Hike
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PISTON demands Marcos Jr to take swift action: suspend fuel EVAT and Excise Tax, junk the Oil Deregulation Law to counter impacts of OPH
Transport group PISTON condemns the looming big-time oil price hike set to take effect on Tuesday, August 8, calling on the Marcos Jr government to take decisive action by urgently repealing the Oil Deregulation Law and suspending the E-VAT and Excise Tax on petroleum products to provide immediate relief to the Filipino people. Oil firms’…
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Transport workers excluded from government plans during Marcos Jr.’s second SONA
A year has passed under the regime of Marcos Jr., and to our dismay, the livelihood of our dedicated drivers and small operators remains under threat. However, during his State of the Nation Address (SONA), there wasn’t a single mention of our welfare. The demand to junk the PUV phaseout remained unaddressed, and promises of…
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One year of Marcos Jr: How are the drivers and small operators doing?
Has the country experienced any changes in the year since Marcos Jr took oath as the president? Have the lives of those in the transportation sector been impacted, or does the regime remain the same as Duterte’s—puppet, oppressive, and fascist? No action on high oil prices and deregulation During Marcos Jr’s tenure, the country has…
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PISTON calls for Marcos Jr gov’t to take substantial action on OPH amidst OPEC production cuts
As oil firms have implemented another large hike in fuel prices today, transport group PISTON has called on the Marcos Jr government to urgently take action by implementing policy reforms such as fuel excise tax and VAT suspension, and oil industry regulation instead of downplaying the effects of cuts in global crude oil production. Starting…
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Cut fuel taxes to help control inflation — PISTON
As oil companies implement hefty oil price hikes today, with gasoline prices reaching up to P68/liter and diesel prices up to P72/liter, transport group PISTON warns of worse inflation if oil prices continue to surge and if the national government will remain deaf on calls to urgently lower oil prices by suspending fuel value-added tax…