Drivers and small operators protested in front of the oil depot of Petron and Chevron in Km. 10, Sasa to demand a big-time rollback in fuel prices despite the recently announced P1 rollback on petroleum products.
Urban poor groups in Manila will set a protest action on Tuesday at the Supreme Court for junking petitions filed by different groups to nullify some provisions of Republic Act 7279 or the Urban Development and Housing Act which they claim as “anti-poor”.
House representatives today condemned the recent Supreme Court and Commission on Elections ruling that will enable the rich and famous to participate in the partylist system intended for the poor and marginalized.
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the release of P199 million to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) for the procurement of 33 fire trucks.
The local government of Davao City received a total of P41.5 million pesos of fund for feeding children.