On Section 6, the rates must comply with current guidelines on Competitive Selection Processes ( CSP ) and on Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA ) of the Energy Regulatory Commission and /or the Department of Energy , whenever they are applicable, to ensure transparency , reliability of power supply as well a just and […]
Month: January 2019
Laban Konsyumer Inc. lauded the House Committee on Energy in the creation of the proposed office of People’s Counsel. Under the bill to strengthen the Energy Regulatory Commission, it shall be the duty of the People’s Counsel to represent and appear for the public before the ERC in every case involving consumer interest. In all […]
Laban Konsyumer Inc. and its President Atty. Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba reported its filing to the Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday , January 21, 2018 and pleaded zero adjustments regarding pending applications for increases in the Feed-in Tariff allowance that are billed to all consumers. Under current law and policy, the FIT ALL remains a […]
Oil firms will raise fuel prices for the third straight week, with the energy department expecting another price hike next week. This comes as motorists bear the brunt of more and more gas stations implementing additional excise taxes. – Business Nightly, ANC, January 21, 2019 https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/01/21/19/second-tranche-of-excise-taxes-take-effect-in-nearly-2000-gas-stations
Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) submitted its complaint with the Department of Finance (DOF) regarding the “overcharging gaps” allegedly done by oil companies in implementing the pass-on of value added taxes (VAT) as component of excise taxes in the overall fuel prices. LKI President Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba told Manila Bulletin that he already raised the […]
Umapela ang grupong Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (Fejodap) sa Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) na pag-aralang ibalik sa P10 ang minimum na pasahe sa mga jeep kapag tumuntong sa P40 ang presyo ng kada litro ng diesel. “Ibalik na ito sa pamamagitan ng pag-issue ng provisional fare […]
Advocacy group Laban Konsyumer, Inc. (LKI) has formally lodged its complaint with the Department of Finance (DOF) on the “overcharging raps” allegedly committed by the oil companies relative to the pass-on of value-added taxes (VAT) as component of excise taxes in the overall pump prices. LKI President Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba disclosed to the media […]
Pagpataw ng SRP sa semento, pag-aaralan din ng DTI Iginiit ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) na hindi na kailangang patawan ng suggested retail price (SRP) ang branded na tinapay kasunod ng panawagan ng isang consumer group. Ayon kay Trade Undersecretary Ruth Castelo, may ibang mas murang tinapay naman daw na puwedeng bilhin ang […]
Laban Konsyumer Inc. and its President Atty. Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba wrote to Atty. Ruth B. Castelo, Undersecretary of Consumer Protection Group of Department of Trade and Industry and copied Director Domingo Tolentino of the Consumer Protection Advocacy Bureau , regarding the imposition of Suggested Retail Prices, SRP, for branded bread products and cement. In […]
Dear Undersecretary Castelo, Laban Konsyumer Inc. respectfully submits for the DTI action our proposals to include branded bread products and cement Type 1P in the Expanded Suggested Retail Prices of basic necessities and prime commodities. On branded bread products On branded bread products, we recall that the DTI announced last year that it was adding […]