Approximately, 40% to 50% of Filipino households use LPG as their primary cooking fuel. Around eight million households rely on it daily, with demand in residential and commercial sectors comprising over 89% of total national consumption.
“[T]his is why the government should manage expectations. Eight hundred thousand barrels sounds a lot but it won’t even cover two days of consumption,” Cacanindin said.
The mutual aid initiative that became a nationwide movement and helped feed the Philippines during the pandemic lock downs five years ago was restarted by its founder Ana Patricia Non on the exact same spot in Quezon City on Thursday.
With more transport organizations participating in today’s strike, many parts of the capital Metro Manila experienced light to empty traffic in what used to be gridlocked thoroughfares.
BAYAN said today’s transport strike is important to compel Marcos to remove burdensome taxes on oil and to abolish the oil deregulation law.
The sighting, however, has given rise to some terrible and ignorant online comments, meant or otherwise. A comment pointed out that venison (deer meat) is delicious while another suggested that the deer should be captured and put in a zoo, “so many would be able to see it.”
Fifty members of the House of Representatives (HoR) signed House Resolution No. 909 on Wednesday calling for the “Immediate Cessation Of Hostilities, the Pursuit of Peaceful Dialogue, and the Protection of Civilians amid Escalating Military Aggression in Iran.”
Activist group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) condemned Vice President Sara Duterte’s refusal to attend the ongoing impeachment hearing, saying the move shows her utter disdain for the people’s clamor for truth, accountability, and justice.
Marcos on Tuesday issued Executive Order No. 110 placing the Philippines under a “State of National Energy Emergency” even as his government had been downplaying the effects of the runaway oil price hikes since February 28.
The Philippines, with a shocking range of 100% to 177%, has the most runaway diesel price increase since the war started in West Asia. Pump prices were at an average of P55/liter before February 28.
