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Continue reading →: Prospects of Aquino’s Oil Deregulation Law review
First published by The Philippine Online Chronicles In an effort to preempt the transport groups from staging a potentially massive strike, President Benigno S. Aquino III last week held a dialog with the leaders of the transport sector. Malacañang was partly successful as only the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper…
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Continue reading →: Aquino’s 2012 budget: Diretso sa tubo (Part 2)
First published by The Philippine Online Chronicles Continued from Part 1 To fund his Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiatives, President Benigno S. Aquino III is proposing in his 2012 budget an amount of P8.6 billion for the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and another P3 billion for the Department of…
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Continue reading →: Oil firms, government earned P75 B in extra profits, VAT from overpriced diesel, unleaded gasoline
Transport groups, led by the progressive Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON), are staging a transport strike today (Sep. 19) in selected routes in Metro Manila as well as in various regions around the country. PISTON and its allies are pushing through with the strike and people’s protest despite…
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Continue reading →: Aquino’s 2012 budget: Diretso sa tubo
First published by The Philippine Online Chronicles In the President’s 2012 Budget Message, President Benigno S. Aquino III boldly proclaimed: “Noong nakaraang taon, tinangkilik po ninyo ang aming pakay na tahakin ang landas Tungo sa Paggugol na Matuwid. Sa paparating na taon, hinihikayat ko po kayong patuloy na sumama at…
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Continue reading →: SONA 2011: Making sense of Aquino’s facts and figures (part 2)
Continued from part 1 Aquino also claimed that in his first year as President, the Philippines got upgraded four times by credit rating agencies. Compare this, said Aquino, to the lone credit upgrade and six downgrades the country had in the nine and a half years of the Arroyo administration.…
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