3 MIN READA farmers’ group in Cagayan Valley said government support remains far short of what people in the region need as soaring oil prices worsen the effects of severe drought on farms and fishing grounds.
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3 MIN READThe Aliansa dagiti Pesante iti Kordiliera said that if the Marcos administration wants to help vegetable farmers, it should heed calls for measures that substantially address fuel costs, improve market absorption, and provide subsidies for agricultural production.
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3 MIN READFarmers in the Ilocos Region urged the use of the local government shares of the tobacco excise tax for subsidies as rising fuel and fertilizer costs push production expenses beyond what they can sustain.
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2 MIN READBaguio City was placed under a local state of emergency, allowing the city government to access quick funds and respond to the impact of surging fuel prices on transportation and basic services.
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2 MIN READMore jeepneys stopped plying the roads on April 9, including those serving the Holy Ghost route, as transport groups, community leaders, and residents continue to meet to find a compromise and keep the jeeps running amid rising fuel costs.
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6 MIN READBaguio faces some of the highest fuel prices in the country, with gaps reaching ₱10 per liter. As policy solutions stall, drivers and commuters shoulder the burden—resorting to stopgap fare hikes just to keep transport running.
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2 MIN READStop Exploitation said that, contrary to NTA’s April 2 statement that grading issues in trading centers have been resolved, the overall classification problem remains unresolved.
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2 MIN READTransport group PISTON-Metro Baguio said the approval of a local “Special Fare Rate” in the city exposes gaps in the national government’s response to rising fuel prices.
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2 MIN READThese “businesses” that are actually losing millions of pesos are the big hotels and event venues, like the five-star Baguio Country Club. Maybe the big restaurant chains are also losing profits due to the declining number of tourists with purchasing power.
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3 MIN READFarmers are facing higher production costs and mounting debt as fuel prices increase due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which continues to affect agriculture, the peasant groups said.
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