by INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The Kahugpungan sa mga Lumadnong Organisasyon-Caraga (Kasalo-Caraga) has sounded the alarm over the ongoing militarization in Zapanta Valley, Bray. Bangayan, Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte and Ferlda, Alegria, Surigao del Norte. The group said countless human rights violations are being perpetrated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines…
Day: March 22, 2012
Groups refute Aquino government’s claim of helplessness in curbing oil price hikes
By MARYA SALAMAT
In Congress there are 14 proposals and three resolutions calling for the review or scrapping altogether of the Oil Deregulation Law and Value-Added Tax on oil products.
Sidebar: Aquino’s VAT windfall, defense of oil firms’ ‘greed’ questioned
Aquino’s VAT windfall, defense of oil firms’ ‘greed’ questioned
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Because of the almost weekly increase in oil prices, there is a growing consensus among some lawmakers, peoples’ organizations and various consumers’ advocates that the most immediate relief the Aquino government can give is to remove or reduce the Value-Added Tax (VAT) on oil products. Since last week, even…
Labor groups slam Aquino’s ‘flawed’ computations in P125 wage hike
By MARYA SALAMAT
Even employers in other regions have reportedly told the House labor committee they can afford the said wage hike.
Sidebar: Malacañang told: Economy has enough profits to support wage hike