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Lacson, May Solusyon sa Tumataas na Presyo ng Gasolina

Kondisyunal na pagsuspinde sa excise tax ng gasolina, at ang pagtanggal sa napakaraming Value-Added Tax (VAT) exemptions.

Ayon kay Senador Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson, ito ang dalawang magkaakibat na solusyon na magbibigay ng hinga sa mga Pilipino sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng gasolina.

“We can conditionally suspend excise taxes on fuel when oil prices reach a threshold price in the international market such as $90 or even $100 per barrel. This could provide some breathing space not just for the transport sector but those affected by high fuel prices,” ayon kay Lacson sa isang panayam Linggo ng gabi.

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Lacson Pushes 2-Pronged Formula for ‘Breathing Room’ Amid Soaring Fuel Prices

A conditional suspension of the excise tax on fuel, and the scrapping of several lines of exemption in the Value-Added Tax (VAT).

Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said this is the two-pronged formula that can give Filipinos some badly needed breathing room from the effects of prohibitive fuel prices.

“We can conditionally suspend excise taxes on fuel when oil prices reach a threshold price in the international market such as $90 or even $100 per barrel. This could provide some breathing space not just for the transport sector but those affected by high fuel prices,” Lacson said in an interview with the media Sunday evening.

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Ping, Suportado ang 4-Day Workweek Para Makabawas sa Epekto ng Pagtaas ng Presyo ng Langis

Sinuportahan ni Senador Ping Lacson ang panukala na magpatupad ng 4-day workweek para makaluwag ang mga Pinoy sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng langis.

Ani Lacson, makatutulong din ito para mas magkaroon ng oras ang mga empleyado kasama ang kanilang pamilya.

“As long as daily wage earners will be compensated for their extended hours of work which should be equivalent to five days,I will support that four-day workweek para matipid ang gamit ng fuel. Magandang suggestion and I think we should support that,” ayon kay Lacson.

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Lacson Supports 4-Day Workweek to Cope with Fuel Price Hikes

So long as there is proper compensation especially for daily wage earners, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson is backing a proposal to implement a four-day workweek to help Filipinos cope with the spate of fuel price hikes.

Lacson said this will not only help Filipinos save on fuel, but give them more time to spend with their families on their days off.

“As long as daily wage earners will be compensated for their extended hours of work which should be equivalent to five days, I will support that four-day workweek para matipid ang gamit ng fuel. Magandang suggestion and I think we should support that (As long as daily wage earners will be compensated for their extended hours of work which should be equivalent to five days, I will support that four-day workweek so we can save on fuel. It is a good suggestion and we should support that),” Lacson said.

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Lacson: Suspend Fuel Excise Tax Now

With fuel prices expected to shoot up yet again, threatening to further raise the cost of living, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson called for the immediate suspension of excise taxes on fuel products even on a temporary basis until such time that the international price of oil stabilizes to a manageable level.

Lacson, who chairs the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, said this will provide the much-needed breathing space not just to motorists but also to virtually all sectors affected by the upward trend in fuel prices.

But he also stressed that in the meantime, the government must draw up long-term solutions to the crisis, including the use of renewable energy.

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Ping: Balanseng Minimum Wage, Kailangang Repasuhin Bunsod ng Pagtaas ng Presyo ng Langis

Ipinahayag ni Senador Ping Lacson nitong Huwebes na napapanahon na para repasuhin ang minimum wage bilang tulong sa mga manggagawa na apektado ng pagtaas ng presyo ng langis bunsod ng sigalot sa pagitan ng Russia at Ukraine.

Ayon kay Lacson na kasalukuyang tumatakbo bilang Pangulo sa ilalim ng Partido Reporma, kadalasang isyu na naririnig nila ng kanyang Vice Presidential bet na si Senate President Tito Sotto mula sa kanilang mga kumustahan at town hall meeting ay ang pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin.

“Napaka-timely ang panawagan ni Labor Sec. Silvestre Bello III na mag-meet ang tripartite wage board para pag-usapan kung kailangan na bang i-adjust ang minimum wage ng ating mga kababayan,” ani Lacson sa kanyang panayam sa Bombo Radyo.

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Lacson: ‘Balanced’ Minimum Wage Review Needed Amid Fuel Price Hikes

A review of minimum wages is timely and necessary to help laborers cope with the surging costs of fuel amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Thursday.

Lacson, who is running for President under Partido Reporma, said one of the most common complaints he and Vice Presidential bet Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III have heard from people during their town hall meetings involved the rising costs of living.

“Napaka-timely ang panawagan ni Sec. Bello na mag-meet ang tripartite wage board para pag-usapan kung kailangan na bang i-adjust ang minimum wage ng ating mga kababayan (It is timely that Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III called for a meeting of the tripartite wage boards to discuss possible adjustments to the minimum wages of our workers),” he said in an interview on Bombo Radyo.

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Lacson May Mga Praktikal na Solusyon sa Walang-Tigil na Pagtaas ng Presyo ng Petrolyo

Inihahanda ng administrasyong Lacson ang muling pagbisita sa mga revenue laws at pagtuklas ng mga alternatibong mapagkukunan ng enerhiya upang matugunan ang mga problemang dulot ng walang tigil na pagtaas ng presyo ng petrolyo.

Ayon kay Partido Reporma chairman at presidential bet Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson nitong Miyerkules, ito ang mga solusyon na maaaring ituring na “doable.”

Aniya, isa sa mga opsyon ang muling pag-aaral ng Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law para suspendihin ang pagpapatupad ng pagtaas ng excise tax sa gasolina, sa rekomendasyon ng Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC).

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Lacson Administration to Have Practical Solutions to Unabated Fuel Price Hikes

Revisiting our revenue laws and exploring potential energy sources are among the solutions being readied by a Lacson administration to address the problems caused by unabated fuel price hikes.

Partido Reporma chairman and presidential bet Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Wednesday that these are among the solutions that can be considered “doable.”

He said one option is to revisit the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law to suspend the implementation of the increase of excise tax on fuel, upon the recommendation of the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC).

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Ping, Nanawagan na Siguruhing Makakarating sa PUV Drivers ang Ayuda ng Gobyerno

Paano masisiguro ng gobyerno na ang P1 bilyong ayuda para sa public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers na naapektuhan ng pagtaas ng presyo ng langis ay makakarating sa kinauukulan kung hindi updated ang listahan?

Ito ang tanong ni Senador Ping Lacson nitong Martes, kasabay ng kanyang pagsusulong ng pamamaraan na tiyak makakaabot ang tulong sa mga drayber at iba pang manggagawa na nawalan ng kabuhayan dahil sa pandemya.

“Ang latest dito, maglalabas sila ng P1 bilyon pero sabi ng pangulo ninyo, saan mapupunta na naman? Galing sa national, ibababa sa local, dadaan sa ahensya, iva-validate ng kung anu-anong ahensya, hindi nakakarating sa dapat puntahan,” giit ni Lacson sa isang pagpupulong sa Lipa City, Batangas kasama ang mga lider at miyembro ng Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (Fejodap) and Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA).

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Lacson Pushes Data-Driven Help for Drivers Affected by Fuel Price Hikes

Can the government ensure that the P1-billion aid for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers affected by recent fuel price hikes will reach the intended beneficiaries, especially if it does not have an updated database of records?

Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson raised this question Tuesday as he pushed for a data-driven approach in extending much-needed help to drivers and other workers who lost their livelihoods due to the pandemic.

“Ang latest dito, maglalabas sila ng P1 bilyon pero sabi ng pangulo ninyo, saan mapupunta na naman? Galing sa national, ibababa sa local, dadaan sa ahensya, iva-validate ng kung anu-anong ahensya, hindi nakakarating sa dapat puntahan (The government plans to distribute P1 billion in aid to PUV drivers. But your president has asked where the money will end up. From the national government, the funds would pass through the local government, and will be validated by several government agencies – but may not reach the intended beneficiaries),” he said at a meeting in Lipa City, Batangas with leaders and members of the Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (Fejodap) and Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA).

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On the Continued Increase in Oil Prices

The TRAIN Law that we passed a few years ago provides that the Department of Finance (DOF) may suspend the implementation of the increase of the excise tax on fuel upon the recommendation of the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) under certain conditions.

I therefore urge the DOF Secretary to exercise that option under the law, given the unabated increase of the prices of fuel resulting in a heavy burden on the transport sector and the public in general.

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On Possible Fare Hikes Amid Oil Price Increases

This calls for some urgency on the part of government.

While we have yet to hear from them, particularly the Department of Energy and Department of Transportation, the effect of the seemingly unabated increase in the prices of oil products could easily negatively impact the lives of many Filipinos already suffering from joblessness and hunger due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Isa ang Pilipinas sa nangungulelat sa pag-recover sa pandemic kumpara sa mga karatig bansa natin sa Asya. Nagsisipagbukas na ang ekonomiya ng maraming bansa samantalang tayo, wala pang naaaninag na liwanag.

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