Laban Konsyumer Inc.Nakaamba ang posibilidad ng pagtaas ng presyo ng produktong petrolyo sa susunod na linggo bunsod ng paggalaw ng presyo ng langis sa pandaigdigang merkado. Mula Lunes hanggang Miyerkoles, P1.80 kada litro na ang iminahal ng imported na diesel, habang P1.20 naman ang iminahal ng imported na gasolina. Tumaas din ng P1.50 ang kada litro ng […]
UNTV Special Report on Oil Prices https://youtu.be/mTMlfT91EbQ?t=360
MANILA — Consumer group Laban Konsyumer, Inc. (LKI) expects this year’s inflation rate to surpass the government’s 2 percent to 4 percent inflation target. In a statement Tuesday, LKI president Victorio Mario Dimagiba said the consumer price index (CPI) will likely shoot above the 4 percent ceiling, mainly because excise taxes on petroleum products will be […]
A consumer group on Monday warned inflation could stay above the 4 percent target due to the imposition of excise taxes on crude oil. Victorio Dimagiba, president of Laban Konsyumer Inc. said in a statement his group “fears that the inflation for 2019 shall remain high and above the target of 4 percent.” Dimagiba said […]
Dimagiba cited a passage in the book of the late Chief Justice Enrique M. Fernando on equitable and progressive tax law and quote “The effect on the cost of living is easily apparent , and even the necessities of life could be placed beyond the reach of the poor . (The Constitution of the Philippines, […]
Bababa ang singil ng Meralco sa kuryente habang magkakaroon naman ng dagdag-singil ang Maynilad at Manila Water sa tubig ngayong Enero. Nag-anunsiyo nitong Martes ang kompanya na may bawas na P0.34 kada kilowatt hour (kWh) ang singil sa bill sa Enero, na katumbas ng P68 na bawas sa mga kabahayang kumokonsumo ng 200 kWh, P102 […]
Consumer group Laban Konsyumer, Inc. (LKI) has contested the rate hikes of two water concessionaires Manila Water Company, Inc. and Maynilad Water Services, Inc., and urged Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to revoke the orders allowing the water rate increases. Effective January 1, 2019, Manila Water imposed P0.64 per cubic meter while Maynilad imposed […]
Hundreds of maintenance medicines are now exempted from value-added tax. The reprieve took effect January 1. However, not all drug retailers are complying with the VAT exemptions. https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/01/02/19/many-small-drugstores-fail-to-comply-with-vat-exempt-rule
Hinimok ng isang consumer group ang gobyerno na tiyaking naipatutupad ng mga botika ang hindi pagpataw ng value-added tax (VAT) sa ilang maintenance na gamot. Simula noong Martes, Enero 1, mas mura nang mabibili ang mga maintenance na gamot laban sa diyabetes, mataas na cholesterol, at hypertension dahil sa VAT exemption na alinsunod sa Tax […]
December noong isang taon, pinirmahan ang isang memorandum na nagpapalawig sa validity ng prepaid load sa mga cellphone ng isang taon. Simula nang ipatupad ito ngayong taon, may natatanggap pa bang reklamo ang National Telecommunications Commission? I-Bandila mo, Kristine Sabillo. https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/12/29/18/ntc-halos-wala-nang-natatanggap-na-reklamo-sa-nakaw-load