MERGED: Transport Fares in Cebu~ Issues and information

[DEMONOCIETY]

Na! mao na ning panahon na magamit na jud ang LANA sa NAGA ug SILHIG

[Spec-V]

Mods Please delete

[Spec-V]

r u sure bout it?
coz na hibaw.an nako oil "tyco0n" c bush jr.

maybe he was, as I have said he has no control on the market, these Islam producing Nations & others are the ones has the control; That is why we need an excellent alternative to Crude Oil or time will come these folks will just dictate whatever the sticker price they like per Barrel.Â* We need to get rid - the addiction of "Oil"

Furthermore, these Oil companies never had any Losses. So why they continue jacking up the prices?!

[dexterdal]

Bush Eases Environmental Rules on Gasoline
By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Tuesday ordered a temporary suspension of environmental rules for gasoline, making it easier for refiners to meet demand and possibly dampen prices at the pump. He also halted for the summer the purchase of crude oil for the government's emergency reserve.

The moves came as political pressure intensified on Bush to do something about gasoline prices that are expected to stay high throughout the summer.

Bush said the nation's strategic petroleum reserve had enough fuel to guard against any major supply disruption over the next few months.

"So, by deferring deposits until the fall, we'll leave a little more oil on the market. Every little bit helps," he said.

Wholesale gasoline futures prices for June delivery dropped 8 cents a gallon to $2.10 on the New York Mercantile Exchange immediately upon Bush's remarks.

Easing the environment rules will allow refiners greater flexibility in providing oil supplies since they will not have to use certain additives such as ethanol to meet clean air standards. The suspension of oil purchases for the federal emergency oil reserve is likely to have only modest impact since relative little extra oil will be involved.

The high cost at the pump has turned into a major political issue, with Democrats and Republicans blaming each other for a problem that is largely out of Congress' control. Republicans are worried that voters paying more than $3 per gallon would punish the party in power. Democrats want to make that happen.

Bush said that high gasoline prices are like a hidden tax on consumers and businesses, although he said the nation's economy was strong. He urged Congress to take back some of the billions of dollars in tax incentives it gave energy companies, saying that with record profits, they don't need the breaks. He urged lawmakers to expand tax breaks for the purchase of fuel-efficient hybrid automobiles.

The president said Democrats in the past have urged higher taxes on fuel and price caps to control fuel expenses, but he said neither approach works. Instead, he called for increased conservation, an expansion of domestic production and increased use of alternative fuels like ethanol.

Bush said high energy prices are disturbing.

"Our addiction to oil is a matter of national security concerns," the president said in a speech to the Renewable Fuels Association, which advocates alternate energy sources. "After all, today we get about 60 percent of our oil from foreign countries. That's up from 20 years ago, where about 25 percent of our oil came from foreign countries."

Bush said gasoline prices are expected to remain high throughout the summer and "that's going to be a continued strain on the American people."

Bush said the Federal Trade Commission, the Justice Department and the Energy Department were investigating whether the price of gasoline has been unfairly manipulated. The administration also contacted all 50 state attorneys general to offer technical assistance to urge them to investigate possible illegal price manipulation within their jurisdictions.

During the last few days, Bush asked his Energy and Justice departments to open inquiries into whether the price of gasoline has been illegally manipulated.

It's unclear what impact, if any, Bush's investigation would have on prices that are near or at $3 a gallon or more. Asked if Bush had any reason to suspect market manipulation, White House press secretary Scott McClellan responded, "Well, gas prices are high right now, and that's why you want to make sure there's not."

The administration sent letters Tuesday to state attorneys general urging them to vigorously enforce state law "against any anticompetitive, anticonsumer conduct in the petroleum industry."

"Consumers around the nation have expressed concerns about what they have perceived as anticompetitive or otherwise unfair conduct by the world's major oil companies," said Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras. Their letter said federal agencies had substantially increased efforts to monitor, detect and prevent any violations of the law.

House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., urged Bush in a letter Monday to order a federal investigation into any gasoline price gouging or market speculation.

"There is no silver bullet," Frist said Tuesday on ABC's "Good Morning America," but "we need to make sure that any efforts at price-gouging be addressed and addressed aggressively." Meanwhile, Frist said, consumers should take steps to conserve gasoline — drive at slower speeds, tune up car engines for maximum efficiency and carpool.

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada dispatched his own letter, calling for a multi-pronged approach to restrain gas prices.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060425/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush

[baron]

^Even the president of the United States had stated the fact we should consider the oil crisis as a serious problem that all should work and focus upon. In fact, President Bush had taken steps to temporarily solve the emerging problem.

If the United States is not immune to such crisis, how much more our country who is import-dependent when it comes to oil? We must be prepared to face the emerging oil crisis we may suffer. We must practice effective energy consumption measures to lessen the problem. The government is contemplating to bring back the Daylight Saving Time and the Four-Day Work Week as part of the measures of the government to lessen the problem on oil crisis.

[slakker]

^i agree with daylight savings time, it really saves energy. it's about time that GMA also take measures to counteract the rising prices of oil.

[Sovabon]

Ako di jud ko uyon sa fare increase.

[filipinoako2000200]

Uyon ko ani. Gusto nako tag 10 pesos na ang minimum aron mapogus si PGMA pagpa saka sa minimum wage. Dapat minimum wage karon 450 pesos na sa cebu city, nya 600 sa manila.

[kyuusai]

basta naa gani rumors about fare increase ang mga gong2x na mga drivers mag-una una ug increase sa pletehan.. lami kay duklon!.. di bitaw ko plite dah!.. hahaha!

[lestat1116]

filipinoako2000200

pili ka nakay sweldo or wala kay trabaho?