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“We should not allow Duterte and NTF-ELCAC to use red-tagging as a political weapon to divide the opposition. We should push back against the escalating attacks against Robredo and the political opposition."
Without a special session, according to Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate, lawmakers will only be able to tackle the suspension of fuel excise taxes after elections, on May 23.
The House Committee on Energy approved a substitute bill “subject to form and style” to amend the 1998 Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act or the Oil Deregulation Law. 71888 House Bill (HB) 10505, authored by Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Juan Miguel ”Mikey” Arroyo to amend the Oil Deregulatio
Hontiveros urged the government to keep the tax at 5% in light of current economic conditions.
MANILA - To mitigate the rising prices of petroleum and fuel products, a measure seeking to amend the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives. The House Committee on Energy, chaired by Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel Arroyo, approved Tuesday, subject to form and style, the substitute bill that would amend Republic Act 8479, or the "Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998". Under the measure, the proposed amendments to RA 8479 include institutionalizing the minimum inventory requirements for petroleum products for purposes of...