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Solon wants to expand fuel subsidy program to provinces

ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Eric Yap (File photo) MANILA - A party-list lawmaker on Tuesday called for an expanded fuel subsidy program for the transport sector to widen the reach and provide assistance to those in the provinces and countryside areas amid the successive oil price hikes. ACT-CIS Rep. Eric Yap said the country is already on the verge of a fuel crisis with the tight global oil supply amid the Russia-Ukraine tension and the increasing demand for fuel as the general public return to "normal" under the lowest Covid-19 Alert Level 1. "The most affected group here are those in the transport and agricultural sector," Yap said. Yap said aside from implementing and distributing fuel subsidies, the government should set clear parameters and prioritize those in the provinces, most especially food-producing areas. "We should not forget those who are outside the metropolitan who are equally, if not more, affected by the oil price surge. Our farmers in the provinc

PH GDP seen to remain strong despite Omicron factor

MANILA - Philippine economic growth is projected to remain robust this year despite the hit from the Omicron variant in January given the strong job creation in December 2021 and the expected rise in infrastructure spending. According to the February 2022 issue of the Market Call, the monthly joint publication of First Metro Investment Corporation (FMIC) and the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P), the higher-than-expected 7.7-percent gross domestic product (GDP) in the last quarter of 2021 "rekindled optimism that the economy is back on the rapid growth track." Citing government data, the report said 797,000 jobs were created last December, bringing the total employment number for the last quarter to 2.7 million, which in turn, boosted economic expansion during the period. The stronger-than-expected growth in October to December resulted in the full-year print of 5.6 percent, the report said. A plus for domestic growth was the debt-to-GDP ratio of 60.5 percent by t

Lapu-Lapu City appeals Alert Level 3 status; cites wrong data

Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan (center). (Photo courtesy of Mayor Chan) CEBU CITY - Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan said Friday the city government is appealing the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) placing the island city under Alert Level 3 due to the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019's (Covid-19) Omicron variant. In a statement, Chan said there is no truth to the reports that the island city would be placed under lockdown, citing some "fake news" currently circulating that alarmed the residents. "Dili makatabang ang pagpakatap og sayop nga balita nga makapa-panic sa mga tawo kay anaa kitang tanan sa kalisod karon (Spreading fake news does not help except to create panic for the people because we are all in these difficulties right now)," he said. Chan criticized the reports submitted by the assistant head of the Lapu-Lapu City Hospital that hospital beds intended for Covid-19 patients are

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