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Kung gobyerno ang sasalo ng Lifeline Discounts, taxpayers na naman ang magbabayad. Dapat ang malalaking power companies ang umako nito, lalo na kung bilyon-bilyon ang kinikita nila.
Meralco completely missed my point. Hindi ko kinekuwestiyon kung legal na singilin sa consumers ang "pass through costs"—ang tanong ko ay kung makatarungan ba ito.
Kumita ang Meralco ng ₱50 billion noong 2025 at ₱11 billion sa first quarter pa lang ng 2026, habang hirap na hirap ang mga ordinaryong consumers at taxpayers. Barya lang sa kanila ang Lifeline Rate. Puwede nila itong ibawas sa kita, over-recoveries, o allowed returns ng distribution utilities.
Hindi ordinaryong negosyo ang Meralco. Isa itong regulated monopoly na may prangkisang ipinagkaloob ng Kongreso. Kung ayaw nilang suklian ang pribilehiyong ito, panahon na para suriin ang Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) at ang rules ng Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) para masiguro na ang sistema ng kuryente ay hindi lang legal, kundi patas at para sa kapakanan ng taumbayan.
So Madriaga has revealed that the Duterte family is a nationwide crime network involved in drugs, POGOs, and massive corruption, made up of and run by lawyers, military men, oligarchs, Chinese crime lords, and thousands of henchmen. Why am I not surprised?
📢 The Middle Class: The New Poor in the Philippines
By Dr. Tony Leachon
The middle class—our nation’s backbone—is being squeezed into poverty. They pay the largest share of taxes, yet face stagnant incomes, rising costs, and crushing out-of-pocket healthcare expenses. One catastrophic illness like cancer or heart disease can wipe out savings and push families into debt.
💡 Key Pressures
• Stagnant wages vs. rising inflation
• Heavy tax burden with little relief
• Healthcare costs consuming nearly 50% of family spending
• High tuition, housing, and daily living expenses
• Weak social safety nets that exclude them
⚖️ Why It Matters
The middle class represents 40–45% of Filipino families. They are the tax base, the workforce, and the stabilizer of society. If they slide into poverty, the nation loses revenue, productivity, and social cohesion.
🔑 What Must Be Done
• Raise PhilHealth case rates for top killer diseases
• Strengthen preventive and primary care
• Abolish MAIFIP and redirect funds to PhilHealth
• Settle ₱407B in government arrears from sin taxes and subsidies
• Simplify healthcare processes and protect families from financial ruin
Healthcare is not a privilege—it is a right. Protecting the middle class is nation-building.
This Holy Week, let's all take time to feel the pain and sufferings as we visit the 14 stations 🙏
1. SHELL
2. PETRON
3. CALTEX
4. PHOENIX
5. TOTAL
6. JETTI
7. UNIOIL
8. Galaxy
9. Uno
10. Clean Fuel
11. Eastern Petroleum
12. Seaoil
13. Flying V
14. PTT
Let’s be clear. This is not just “supply and demand.”
Fuel is a basic necessity—it powers transport, food distribution, and everyday survival. When prices are left to so-called “free market forces” under deregulation, it’s not a fair system—it’s exploitation.
Meanwhile, oil companies rake in profit, untouched. The government? Still collects Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel—meaning habang naghihirap ang tsuper, kumikita pa rin ang estado sa bawat patak ng gasolina.
P130/LITER FOR DIESEL NEXT WEEK?
Another double-digit surge in diesel prices is expected next week, with an increase estimated at P14 to P14.50 per liter, according to an industry source.
This threatens to push diesel prices toward the P130-per-liter mark, following an increase of over P20 per liter this week.
Gasoline, meanwhile, may rise by P7 to P7.50 per liter, potentially pushing it past P100 per liter next week. | @brixlelis
I pray that all government officials who are driven by greed and hunger for excessive power and the ones whose actions caused sufferings and death face a lifetime of guilt, suffering, and bad karma that will slowly eat their sanity away and drive them mad.