THE government’s hands are tied to stop local oil subsidiaries from raising oil prices nine consecutive times since September. The Department of Energy (DOE) has no power to regulate oil prices under the Deregulation and Privatization Act of 1998. The agency’s mandate is to privatize energy-related government-owned corporations and to regulate the power and energy industry to reduce oil-fired plants dependency resulting in PNOC-Petron’s privatization. What DOE can only do is monitor and announce oil pricing in the local market.

Gov't inutile in the face of oil price hike

NAPAKAINGAY  sa social media ngayong malinaw na kung sinu-sino ang mga tatakbong pangulo sa darating na pambansang eleksyon sa 2022. Umiinit ang kantiyawan, upatan, siraan at batuhan ng putik ng mga taga-suporta upang ipagtanggol o ibenta ang kanilang mga pambato.

Ang chess sa gitna ng boxing

FORMER Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile recently posted on his Facebook page an unsolicited warning to his friends in government. 

JPE’s warning should be taken seriously

“Pare kape tayo!” The text message read of urgency for a short meeting with former “kasamas” or comrades of the national democratic movement who are now working as political officers or consultants of candidates in the Senate and the presidency.

FTA's development agenda

LEFT-LEANING   labor leaders and activists are taking a shot at the parliament as  a form of their struggle. Even though perceived by some as non-winnable or even nuisance, their candidacies should be taken positively.

Leftists taking a shot at parliamentary struggle

                The Yule season is just around the corner and we hear old Christmas carols playing on the radio or stereophonic players on every mall, bazaar, and household.

Consumers facing an energy disaster

            MOST workers and employees have received their 13th-month pay as mandated by law. At least they have additional money in their pockets for Christmas shopping.

13th-month pay idea from labor leaders

INTERNATIONAL Human Rights Day is celebrated on December 10th. Every time we commemorate Human Rights Day, I am reminded of my labor movement friends and colleagues. During Marcos’ martial law, some of them went missing, some were imprisoned, and some were tortured to death.

Workers robbed of rights by Marcos

"Tawaran sa Palengke by Padjo A. Valdenor

Tawaran sa Palengke

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