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Continue reading →: Fuel stockpile plan boosts oil regulation argument
On Tuesday (Apr. 19), Shell implemented another round of oil price hikes that increased the pump price of gasoline by 60 centavos per liter and diesel by 25 centavos. The kalbaryo (suffering) of the people does not seem to end. Starting Wednesday (Apr. 20), households should expect to pay P11…
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Continue reading →: Noynoy’s fuel subsidy: Why the Pantawid Pasada is not enough even as pantawid
(This article was first published by the Philippine Online Chronicles) Updates: Malacañang announced that starting April 11, jeepney and tricycle drivers can avail of the fuel subsidy smart cards. (Read here) However, it later clarified that what authorities have started is the processing of the applications for the smart cards…
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Continue reading →: Imperialist war for oil in Libya and the MENA region
(This article was first published by the Philippine Online Chronicles) The conflict in Libya has taken on a new dimension with the so-called “no-fly zone” resolution of the United Nations (UN) Security Council. The said body’s Resolution 1973 has given members the green light to “take all necessary measures… to…
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Continue reading →: Overpricing amid speculative oil price spikes, not supply, is more urgent concern
(This article was first published by the Philippine Online Chronicles) On Tuesday (Mar. 8), oil firms implemented the eighth round of oil price hikes this year and the third round in one week. All in all, the pump price of diesel has already increased by P6.75 per liter since January;…
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Continue reading →: EDSA 25: Economic legacy of the first Aquino administration
The P-Noy administration has drawn up a series of activities to commemorate the silver anniversary of EDSA People Power. It started last week and will continue until Feb. 27 highlighted by exhibits, concerts, and a freedom tour and boodle lunch along EDSA, among others. Amid the planned revelry, the Filipino…
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