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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).

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