‘Unabated oil price hikes will trigger massive protest actions’ By Charlie V. Manalo 03/10/2012

‘Unabated oil price hikes will trigger massive protest actions’

By Charlie V. Manalo 03/10/2012
The Anakpawis Party-list bared yesterday it will start a petition signing against oil price hikes and the Oil Deregulation Law to press the Aquino government to act on the successive oil price adjustments which would eventually lead to massive street protest if the Aquino administration chooses to ignore them.

This even as an opposition lawmaker dared the government to use the windfall profit it has raked in from the value-added tax (VAT) on oil to help ease the burden of the transport sector.

Every Monday starting March 12, Anakpawis and its member organizations will make rounds of LRT and MRT stations, bus terminals, public markets and malls in Metro Manila to conduct a petition signing campaign against oil price hikes. The activity is also in preparation for the nationally-coordinated protest against oil price hikes that will take place on March 15..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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