“No matter what we do, it seems that it is still not enough.”
Difficult times ahead for jeepney, tricycle drivers as oil price continue to hike
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Malacañang’s Pantawid Oil Subsidy Program, A Deception Says Lawmaker
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Are subsidies for public transport drivers enough, or is putting a stop to oil price hikes better? Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño has expressed strong criticism against the President Benigno Aquino’s announcement of his government’s Public Transport Assistance Program (PTAP or Pantawid ). The program started earlier this week,…
Transport Group Belittles Proposed Fuel Subsidy
BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat Posted 8:54 p.m., May 14, 2008 The Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) belittled the government’s proposal to extend a P2.00/liter fuel subsidy to all public utility vehicleoperators after the Land Transportation and Franchise Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said that the local petroleum dealers will shoulder…