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(Eagle News)–The Light Rail Transit 2 announced free rides to commuters on selected hours on Sunday, Dec. 30. The LRT2 management said the free rides can be availed of from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. It said this was in commemoration of Rizal Day. Earlier, the Metro Rail Transit 3 also announced it was giving free rides to commuters during selected hours on the same day.
(Eagle News)–A man was killed after a Philippine National Railways train ran over him on Wednesday, Dec. 19. PNR spokesperson Joseline Geronimo said in a radio interview the man crossed the railway in Pandacan, Manila past 6 a.m. as the train was moving. He was killed on the spot. Although the man has been identified, authorities preferred to withhold his name until after his family has been informed about what happened.
(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, Dec. 13, revealed only one third of the P977 million allotted as fuel subsidy for jeepney drivers and operators has been distributed to them. According to Poe, based on a report given to her, only 69,065 ‘Pantawid Pasada’ cards containing P5,000 subsidy each were turned over to the drivers and operators, for a total amount of P345 million. Poe said there are 171836 intended beneficiaries of the cards, […]
(Eagle News) — Good news para sa mga mananakay ng Philippine National Railways o (PNR). Inanunsyo ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) na palalawigin ang biyahe ng PNR sa pamamagitan ng paglulunsad ng Malabon at Taguig stations. Ayon kay Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade, bahagi pa rin ito ng dry-run upang mapaganda pa ang serbisyo nito. Magsisimula ang ruta nito mula Gov. Pascual platform sa Malabon hanggang sa FTI station sa Taguig at magkakahalaga ng 25 pesos […]
(Eagle News) — The country’s economic managers have withdrawn their recommendation to suspend the implementation of the second round of increase in the excise taxes of petroleum products under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and Budget Secretary Ben Diokno made the announcement in a press conference on Thursday, Nov. 29. According to Dominguez, the decision to push through with the increase was arrived at by the Development Budget Coordination […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian expressed support for the government’s decision to suspend the second round of excise tax on petroleum products, calling it “very timely.” “Kahit pa bumaba ang presyo ng petrolyo sa nakaraang mga araw at inaasahan na patuloy pa itong bababa sa susunod na taon, sinusuportahan ko ang suspension ng fuel excise tax to give the people a reprieve from the effects of the high inflation rates we had the past […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Bam Aquino on Wednesday, Nov. 14, hailed the temporary suspension of excise tax on fuel products next year. “Nagpapasalamat tayo sa Presidente at sa kanyang economic managers sa pag-aksyon sa isyu na matagal nang daing ng mga pamilyang nahihirapan sa taas ng presyo ng bilihin,” Aquino said. Aquino expressed hope the temporary suspension would eventually lead to the junking overall of taxes imposed by the Tax Reform on Acceleration and Inclusion […]
(Eagle News) — Minority senators on Wednesday, Oct. 10, filed a joint resolution calling for the suspension of the excise tax under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law and mandating the rollback of levy on fuel to December 31, 2017 rates. In filing Senate Joint Resolution No. 15, Senators Franklin Drilon, Francis Pangilinan, Bam Aquino, Risa Hontiveros, Antonio Trillanes and detained Senator Leila de Lima expressed hope the Senate would “take a unified stance on […]
(Eagle News)–A Metro Rail Transit-3 train suffered electrical failure in its motor on Sunday, Sept. 29, prompting the offloading of around 400 passengers at the Ayala station. The MRT management said the incident took place at 8:18 a.m. The affected passengers boarded a train that arrived six minutes later.
(Eagle News)–Over 500 passengers were unloaded from a Metro Rail Transit 3 train on Thursday, Sept. 27, after it experienced electrical motor failure. In an advisory, the MRT3 management said the 540 passengers were unloaded from the train heading southbound at the Araneta Center Cubao station at 6:24 a.m. The motor failure was due to worn-out electrical sub-components, the MRT-3 said. The passengers were allowed to board the next train, which arrived five minutes later.
(Eagle News)–Senator Bam Aquino on Wednesday, Sept. 19, renewed his call for the passage of the Bawas Presyo Bill following what he said was another round of price increases in fuel. Senate Bill No. 1798 aims to suspend the excise tax on fuel under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law “when the average inflation rate surpasses the annual inflation target over a three-month period.” “Kumilos na tayo. Hindi pwedeng nganga lang ang gobyerno sa […]
(Eagle News) — Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday, Sept. 5, said the government was “doing what it can” to address inflation in the country. Arroyo, who is also an economist, made the statement following the Philippine Statistics Authority’s report inflation had accelerated to 6.4 percent in August. “I’m sure the government is taking steps to address the situation. When I called them up today, they were meeting so I’m sure that they’re looking at it,” […]
