Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 1) — The government should craft “decisive measures” to address the consecutive increases in pump prices as it poses an additional burden to Filipinos in their daily expenses, a former party-list representative said.
“It is high time that the interests of the Filipino people take precedence over the profit-driven motives of the oil industry,” Ferdinand Gaite of Bayan-Muna Party-list said Monday.
“Ang patuloy na pagsirit ng presyo ng langis na napakabigat na talaga sa mga driver, motorista at sa lahat ng mamamayan.”
[Translation: The continued soaring of fuel prices is truly a burden to drivers, motorists, and to all citizens.]
Oil firms on Monday announced another round of increases in fuel products from ₱2 to ₱3 per liter.
