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Gov’t eyes ‘suggested retail price’ on cement

The government is considering to impose a suggested retail price (SRP) on cement, but cement companies don’t want to give out the data needed to come up with a set price. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is planning to come out with an SRP on the product amid consumer concerns of price increases […]

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Meralco nag-refund ng ‘sobrang’ singil sa kuryente

Sumobra ng higit P1 bilyon ang nasingil ng Meralco sa kanilang mga kostumer noong Disyembre 2018 at Enero 2019. Pero nilinaw ng Meralco na hindi ito sinadya kaya ini-refund nila agad ang sobrang nakolekta sa bill sa Pebrero. Nagpa-Patrol, Alvin Elchico.  https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/02/26/19/meralco-nag-refund-ng-sobrang-singil-sa-kuryente

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Cement price cap should be in place alongside safeguard tax on imports

A CONSUMER group on Monday asked the government to put in place the price cap on cement to keep manufacturers in check while a biased policy against imports is in effect. Laban Konsyumer Inc. President Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba appealed to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to publish the suggested retail price (SRP) […]

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Cement tariff seen to hurt consumers

Consumer advocacy group Laban Konsyumer said Monday consumers should not shoulder the safeguard duty imposed by the Trade Department on imported cement.  “To pass that duty on to the consumers may be a form of a corrupt action punishable under Section 3 (e) of Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practice Act,” said […]

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‘Buwis sa langis nakaapekto sa presyo ng bilihin’

Kumbinsido ang isang consumer group na malaki ang naging epekto ng excise tax o buwis sa langis sa pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin. Ramdam naman ito ng ilang mga mamimili.  https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/02/24/19/buwis-sa-langis-nakaapekto-sa-presyo-ng-bilihin

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Excise taxes and fuel price hikes fuel inflation above 4% target

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/23/19/taas-presyo-ng-ilang-pangunahing-bilihin-inaprubahan-ng-dti

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Govt should cushion immediate impact of rice tariff law on the poor-LKI

…. Money Gov’t should cushion immediate effects of rice tariffication law on poor — consumer group Wednesday, February 20, 2019 6:10PM  PHT A consumer group warned about the Rice Tariffication Law’s immediate effects on poor households by the time low-cost NFA rice disappears from the shelves completely. “Sa tingin po namin, over a period of […]

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DOE desididong humingi ng breakdown ng presyuhan ng oil firms

Desidido ang Department of Energy (DOE) na ipahimay sa mga kompanya ng langis ang presyuhan ng kanilang mga produkto, sabi ng isang opisyal ng kagawaran. Nakatakda umanong ilabas ng DOE ang utos ukol sa “unbundling” bago matapos ang Marso. “We’re not giving up on it. Hindi rin tayo nagwe-waiver, hindi tayo nagdadalawang-isip dahil kailangan talaga […]

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Srp increases breach inflation target

https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/02/21/19/dti-says-food-agency-limited-to-maintaining-rice-buffer-stocks-under-rice-tariffication-law

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DOE removes subsidy for off grid consumers

https://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/business/doe-removes-subsidy-grid-missionary-areas