Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

ebumali:

Napikon ang MERALCO at hinamon ang pamahalaan na bilhin na lamang ang share ng mga Lopez. Dahil dito, nakamit ni GMA ang kanyang nais! Di ako naniniwala na tutuong gusto ni GMA na maibaba ang singil sa kuryente. Ang nais lamang ni GMA ay makuha ang kontrol ng MERALCO!

Kung talagang ang pakay ni GMA ay maibaba ang presyo o singil sa kuryente, kailangan lamang nyang ipagutos na alisin o bawasan ang EVAT na sinisingil, mula sa serbisyo ng pagrarasyon ng kuryente, sa mga fuel na ginagamit para magproduce ng kuryente tulad ng coal at compressed natural gas. Sa mga Pilipinong di nakakaintindi, maganda maganda ang dating ng mga ginagawa ni GMA! Kung tunay na nais ni GMA na mabawasan ang paghihirap ng mamamayan, simple lang ang kailangan nyang gawin..."bawasan o tanggalin lamang nya ang nakawan sa pamahalaan!" Sa tingin ng karamihan, isa na ako, ang di pagkilos ni GMA laban sa katawalian ay isang pag ayon sa ganitong gawain.

Kung ang pamahalaan ang mangangasiwa ng MERALCO, asahan na ninyo ang pagsama ng serbisyo sa kuryente! Sinuman ang malagay na mamumuno dito, gagawin lamang ang MERALCO na isang palabigasan! Malaking pera ang puwedeng nakawin dito.

Ang mga Lopez, di dapat silang mapikon! Pag nakuha ni GMA ang MERALCO, mga alipores lamang niya ang makikinabang! Pag isipan nyo!!!

I HOPE THAT LOPEZES WILL NOT GIVEN IN TO THE MIDGET....FOR SURE, VESTED INTEREST YAN... TO SILENCE THE NETWORK FROM ATTACKING HER...

I HAVE MET A LOT OF BUSINESS PEOPLE WHO BECAME MILLIONAIRES AND VERY VERY RICH...KAYA NGA NAG NEGOSYO SILA PARA KUMITA...

MAHIRAP MAN TANGGAPIN PERO  ANG GOAL NILA AY ANG KUMITA NG MALAKI... 

 YOU  JUST CANNOT SAY, BAKIT MURA MO LANG BINILI TAPOS IBINEBENTA MO NG MAHAL?  

 

LOOK AT THE PRICES OF THE FUELS, IT KEEPS GETTING HIGHER EVERYDAY PERO MAYROON BANG MAGAWA ANG MGA TAO TO TELL THEM NA IBABA ANG MGA PRESYO?  OF COURSE, WALA! 

 

NOW IF THE GOVT. IS REALLY SERIOUS SA SINASABI NILA THEN WHY NOT REMOVE THE VALUE ADDED TAX PLUS YUNG ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS AMOUNTING TO %55 TO %60 ..AT  ANG MAG TAYO NG GANITONG BUSINESS AND LET'S SEE IF THEY CAN LOWER THE PRICE OF THE ELECTRICITY...

 

 

MAYBE, A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT THE GOVT. IS CHARGING %55 TO %60 ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS PLUS VAT....

HINDI BA MAS GANID PA SILA SA MGA LOPEZES? 

 

 

 

I believe there is some sort of misunderstanding going on. Meralco will not belong to Arroyo. It will belong to the government of the Philippines, and the government is the people, tayo. When Arroyo leaves it will still belong to the people.

Private businesses have a goal of increasing profit, that’s true but we are talking about a public utility, used by everyone. When the gov’t runs it then they can do what you suggested, take off the VAT, the gov’t will not tax itself, di ba? Just by doing this the prices can be brought down as you say.

I am neither for or against GMA, but lets look at this from an economic point of view and not let our political preferences cloud our thinking.

 

COMMERCIAL AIRLINES CHARGE DIFFERENTLY...OTHERS ARE REALLY VERY HIGH REGARDLESS OF THE SEASON AND NO ONE QUESTION THAT...

 LET'S MAKE IT CLEAR HERE...NOBODY HAS EVER SAID THAT MERALCO IS GOING TO THE ARROYOS, WHAT'S CLEAR IS THAT THE ARROYO GOVT SEEMS TO BE HAVING "PERSONAL MOTIVES" FOR TRYING TO GET MERALCO AND WE ALL KNOW THAT LOPEZES ARE NOT  "GMA'S FRIENDS!"

 

SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE GOVT. CAN ONLY REMOVE VAT IF THEY TAKE FULL CONTROL OF MERALCO?...HINDI BA MASYADO NAMANG HALATA YAN...

IF THEY REALLY WANT TO LOWER THE PRICE OF THE ELECTRICITY THEN WHY DO THEY HAVE TO WAIT?

WHY  NOT DO IT NOW?

 

 

 

 

Simple, If the Gov’t takes the VAT off Meralco the other companies will have a precedent to ask for the same. It will create a domino effect.

I DON'T THINK SO...

ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS TO EXEMPT OIL/ FUEL AND ELECTRICITY FROM THE VAT AND REMOVE %55 ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS

Not good economics coz that will be taking away revenue from the gov’t coffers. While if the gov’t takes over Meralco and then remove VAT they not only obtain a profitable entity but at the same time reduce the price of electricity.

They could indeed reduce the 55% royalty on natural gas but not totally remove it.

 

YES, YOU'RE RIGHT...

 

MORE MONEY FOR THE GOVT...SO THEY COULD HAVE MORE CORRUPTION...

Re: WORLD BANK ESTIMATES RP CORRUPTION TOLL: P30 B A YEAR

KULANG PA BA YAN SA MGA CORRUPT? 

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

ebumali:

Napikon ang MERALCO at hinamon ang pamahalaan na bilhin na lamang ang share ng mga Lopez. Dahil dito, nakamit ni GMA ang kanyang nais! Di ako naniniwala na tutuong gusto ni GMA na maibaba ang singil sa kuryente. Ang nais lamang ni GMA ay makuha ang kontrol ng MERALCO!

Kung talagang ang pakay ni GMA ay maibaba ang presyo o singil sa kuryente, kailangan lamang nyang ipagutos na alisin o bawasan ang EVAT na sinisingil, mula sa serbisyo ng pagrarasyon ng kuryente, sa mga fuel na ginagamit para magproduce ng kuryente tulad ng coal at compressed natural gas. Sa mga Pilipinong di nakakaintindi, maganda maganda ang dating ng mga ginagawa ni GMA! Kung tunay na nais ni GMA na mabawasan ang paghihirap ng mamamayan, simple lang ang kailangan nyang gawin..."bawasan o tanggalin lamang nya ang nakawan sa pamahalaan!" Sa tingin ng karamihan, isa na ako, ang di pagkilos ni GMA laban sa katawalian ay isang pag ayon sa ganitong gawain.

Kung ang pamahalaan ang mangangasiwa ng MERALCO, asahan na ninyo ang pagsama ng serbisyo sa kuryente! Sinuman ang malagay na mamumuno dito, gagawin lamang ang MERALCO na isang palabigasan! Malaking pera ang puwedeng nakawin dito.

Ang mga Lopez, di dapat silang mapikon! Pag nakuha ni GMA ang MERALCO, mga alipores lamang niya ang makikinabang! Pag isipan nyo!!!

I HOPE THAT LOPEZES WILL NOT GIVEN IN TO THE MIDGET....FOR SURE, VESTED INTEREST YAN... TO SILENCE THE NETWORK FROM ATTACKING HER...

I HAVE MET A LOT OF BUSINESS PEOPLE WHO BECAME MILLIONAIRES AND VERY VERY RICH...KAYA NGA NAG NEGOSYO SILA PARA KUMITA...

MAHIRAP MAN TANGGAPIN PERO  ANG GOAL NILA AY ANG KUMITA NG MALAKI... 

 YOU  JUST CANNOT SAY, BAKIT MURA MO LANG BINILI TAPOS IBINEBENTA MO NG MAHAL?  

 

LOOK AT THE PRICES OF THE FUELS, IT KEEPS GETTING HIGHER EVERYDAY PERO MAYROON BANG MAGAWA ANG MGA TAO TO TELL THEM NA IBABA ANG MGA PRESYO?  OF COURSE, WALA! 

 

NOW IF THE GOVT. IS REALLY SERIOUS SA SINASABI NILA THEN WHY NOT REMOVE THE VALUE ADDED TAX PLUS YUNG ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS AMOUNTING TO %55 TO %60 ..AT  ANG MAG TAYO NG GANITONG BUSINESS AND LET'S SEE IF THEY CAN LOWER THE PRICE OF THE ELECTRICITY...

 

 

MAYBE, A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT THE GOVT. IS CHARGING %55 TO %60 ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS PLUS VAT....

HINDI BA MAS GANID PA SILA SA MGA LOPEZES? 

 

 

 

I believe there is some sort of misunderstanding going on. Meralco will not belong to Arroyo. It will belong to the government of the Philippines, and the government is the people, tayo. When Arroyo leaves it will still belong to the people.

Private businesses have a goal of increasing profit, that’s true but we are talking about a public utility, used by everyone. When the gov’t runs it then they can do what you suggested, take off the VAT, the gov’t will not tax itself, di ba? Just by doing this the prices can be brought down as you say.

I am neither for or against GMA, but lets look at this from an economic point of view and not let our political preferences cloud our thinking.

 

COMMERCIAL AIRLINES CHARGE DIFFERENTLY...OTHERS ARE REALLY VERY HIGH REGARDLESS OF THE SEASON AND NO ONE QUESTION THAT...

 LET'S MAKE IT CLEAR HERE...NOBODY HAS EVER SAID THAT MERALCO IS GOING TO THE ARROYOS, WHAT'S CLEAR IS THAT THE ARROYO GOVT SEEMS TO BE HAVING "PERSONAL MOTIVES" FOR TRYING TO GET MERALCO AND WE ALL KNOW THAT LOPEZES ARE NOT  "GMA'S FRIENDS!"

 

SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE GOVT. CAN ONLY REMOVE VAT IF THEY TAKE FULL CONTROL OF MERALCO?...HINDI BA MASYADO NAMANG HALATA YAN...

IF THEY REALLY WANT TO LOWER THE PRICE OF THE ELECTRICITY THEN WHY DO THEY HAVE TO WAIT?

WHY  NOT DO IT NOW?

 

 

 

 

Simple, If the Gov’t takes the VAT off Meralco the other companies will have a precedent to ask for the same. It will create a domino effect.

I DON'T THINK SO...

ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS TO EXEMPT OIL/ FUEL AND ELECTRICITY FROM THE VAT AND REMOVE %55 ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS

Not good economics coz that will be taking away revenue from the gov’t coffers. While if the gov’t takes over Meralco and then remove VAT they not only obtain a profitable entity but at the same time reduce the price of electricity.

They could indeed reduce the 55% royalty on natural gas but not totally remove it.

 

YES, YOU'RE RIGHT...

 

MORE MONEY FOR THE GOVT...SO THEY COULD HAVE MORE CORRUPTION...

Re: WORLD BANK ESTIMATES RP CORRUPTION TOLL: P30 B A YEAR

 

KULANG PA BA YAN SA MGA CORRUPT? 

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

ebumali:

Napikon ang MERALCO at hinamon ang pamahalaan na bilhin na lamang ang share ng mga Lopez. Dahil dito, nakamit ni GMA ang kanyang nais! Di ako naniniwala na tutuong gusto ni GMA na maibaba ang singil sa kuryente. Ang nais lamang ni GMA ay makuha ang kontrol ng MERALCO!

Kung talagang ang pakay ni GMA ay maibaba ang presyo o singil sa kuryente, kailangan lamang nyang ipagutos na alisin o bawasan ang EVAT na sinisingil, mula sa serbisyo ng pagrarasyon ng kuryente, sa mga fuel na ginagamit para magproduce ng kuryente tulad ng coal at compressed natural gas. Sa mga Pilipinong di nakakaintindi, maganda maganda ang dating ng mga ginagawa ni GMA! Kung tunay na nais ni GMA na mabawasan ang paghihirap ng mamamayan, simple lang ang kailangan nyang gawin..."bawasan o tanggalin lamang nya ang nakawan sa pamahalaan!" Sa tingin ng karamihan, isa na ako, ang di pagkilos ni GMA laban sa katawalian ay isang pag ayon sa ganitong gawain.

Kung ang pamahalaan ang mangangasiwa ng MERALCO, asahan na ninyo ang pagsama ng serbisyo sa kuryente! Sinuman ang malagay na mamumuno dito, gagawin lamang ang MERALCO na isang palabigasan! Malaking pera ang puwedeng nakawin dito.

Ang mga Lopez, di dapat silang mapikon! Pag nakuha ni GMA ang MERALCO, mga alipores lamang niya ang makikinabang! Pag isipan nyo!!!

I HOPE THAT LOPEZES WILL NOT GIVEN IN TO THE MIDGET....FOR SURE, VESTED INTEREST YAN... TO SILENCE THE NETWORK FROM ATTACKING HER...

I HAVE MET A LOT OF BUSINESS PEOPLE WHO BECAME MILLIONAIRES AND VERY VERY RICH...KAYA NGA NAG NEGOSYO SILA PARA KUMITA...

MAHIRAP MAN TANGGAPIN PERO  ANG GOAL NILA AY ANG KUMITA NG MALAKI... 

 YOU  JUST CANNOT SAY, BAKIT MURA MO LANG BINILI TAPOS IBINEBENTA MO NG MAHAL?  

 

LOOK AT THE PRICES OF THE FUELS, IT KEEPS GETTING HIGHER EVERYDAY PERO MAYROON BANG MAGAWA ANG MGA TAO TO TELL THEM NA IBABA ANG MGA PRESYO?  OF COURSE, WALA! 

 

NOW IF THE GOVT. IS REALLY SERIOUS SA SINASABI NILA THEN WHY NOT REMOVE THE VALUE ADDED TAX PLUS YUNG ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS AMOUNTING TO %55 TO %60 ..AT  ANG MAG TAYO NG GANITONG BUSINESS AND LET'S SEE IF THEY CAN LOWER THE PRICE OF THE ELECTRICITY...

 

 

MAYBE, A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT THE GOVT. IS CHARGING %55 TO %60 ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS PLUS VAT....

HINDI BA MAS GANID PA SILA SA MGA LOPEZES? 

 

 

 

I believe there is some sort of misunderstanding going on. Meralco will not belong to Arroyo. It will belong to the government of the Philippines, and the government is the people, tayo. When Arroyo leaves it will still belong to the people.

Private businesses have a goal of increasing profit, that’s true but we are talking about a public utility, used by everyone. When the gov’t runs it then they can do what you suggested, take off the VAT, the gov’t will not tax itself, di ba? Just by doing this the prices can be brought down as you say.

I am neither for or against GMA, but lets look at this from an economic point of view and not let our political preferences cloud our thinking.

 

COMMERCIAL AIRLINES CHARGE DIFFERENTLY...OTHERS ARE REALLY VERY HIGH REGARDLESS OF THE SEASON AND NO ONE QUESTION THAT...

 LET'S MAKE IT CLEAR HERE...NOBODY HAS EVER SAID THAT MERALCO IS GOING TO THE ARROYOS, WHAT'S CLEAR IS THAT THE ARROYO GOVT SEEMS TO BE HAVING "PERSONAL MOTIVES" FOR TRYING TO GET MERALCO AND WE ALL KNOW THAT LOPEZES ARE NOT  "GMA'S FRIENDS!"

 

SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE GOVT. CAN ONLY REMOVE VAT IF THEY TAKE FULL CONTROL OF MERALCO?...HINDI BA MASYADO NAMANG HALATA YAN...

IF THEY REALLY WANT TO LOWER THE PRICE OF THE ELECTRICITY THEN WHY DO THEY HAVE TO WAIT?

WHY  NOT DO IT NOW?

 

 

 

 

Simple, If the Gov’t takes the VAT off Meralco the other companies will have a precedent to ask for the same. It will create a domino effect.

I DON'T THINK SO...

ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS TO EXEMPT OIL/ FUEL AND ELECTRICITY FROM THE VAT AND REMOVE %55 ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS

Not good economics coz that will be taking away revenue from the gov’t coffers. While if the gov’t takes over Meralco and then remove VAT they not only obtain a profitable entity but at the same time reduce the price of electricity.

They could indeed reduce the 55% royalty on natural gas but not totally remove it.

 

YES, YOU'RE RIGHT...

 

MORE MONEY FOR THE GOVT...SO THEY COULD HAVE MORE CORRUPTION...

Re: WORLD BANK ESTIMATES RP CORRUPTION TOLL: P30 B A YEAR

 

KULANG PA BA YAN SA MGA CORRUPT? 

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

ebumali:

Napikon ang MERALCO at hinamon ang pamahalaan na bilhin na lamang ang share ng mga Lopez. Dahil dito, nakamit ni GMA ang kanyang nais! Di ako naniniwala na tutuong gusto ni GMA na maibaba ang singil sa kuryente. Ang nais lamang ni GMA ay makuha ang kontrol ng MERALCO!

Kung talagang ang pakay ni GMA ay maibaba ang presyo o singil sa kuryente, kailangan lamang nyang ipagutos na alisin o bawasan ang EVAT na sinisingil, mula sa serbisyo ng pagrarasyon ng kuryente, sa mga fuel na ginagamit para magproduce ng kuryente tulad ng coal at compressed natural gas. Sa mga Pilipinong di nakakaintindi, maganda maganda ang dating ng mga ginagawa ni GMA! Kung tunay na nais ni GMA na mabawasan ang paghihirap ng mamamayan, simple lang ang kailangan nyang gawin..."bawasan o tanggalin lamang nya ang nakawan sa pamahalaan!" Sa tingin ng karamihan, isa na ako, ang di pagkilos ni GMA laban sa katawalian ay isang pag ayon sa ganitong gawain.

Kung ang pamahalaan ang mangangasiwa ng MERALCO, asahan na ninyo ang pagsama ng serbisyo sa kuryente! Sinuman ang malagay na mamumuno dito, gagawin lamang ang MERALCO na isang palabigasan! Malaking pera ang puwedeng nakawin dito.

Ang mga Lopez, di dapat silang mapikon! Pag nakuha ni GMA ang MERALCO, mga alipores lamang niya ang makikinabang! Pag isipan nyo!!!

I HOPE THAT LOPEZES WILL NOT GIVEN IN TO THE MIDGET....FOR SURE, VESTED INTEREST YAN... TO SILENCE THE NETWORK FROM ATTACKING HER...

I HAVE MET A LOT OF BUSINESS PEOPLE WHO BECAME MILLIONAIRES AND VERY VERY RICH...KAYA NGA NAG NEGOSYO SILA PARA KUMITA...

MAHIRAP MAN TANGGAPIN PERO  ANG GOAL NILA AY ANG KUMITA NG MALAKI... 

 YOU  JUST CANNOT SAY, BAKIT MURA MO LANG BINILI TAPOS IBINEBENTA MO NG MAHAL?  

 

LOOK AT THE PRICES OF THE FUELS, IT KEEPS GETTING HIGHER EVERYDAY PERO MAYROON BANG MAGAWA ANG MGA TAO TO TELL THEM NA IBABA ANG MGA PRESYO?  OF COURSE, WALA! 

 

NOW IF THE GOVT. IS REALLY SERIOUS SA SINASABI NILA THEN WHY NOT REMOVE THE VALUE ADDED TAX PLUS YUNG ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS AMOUNTING TO %55 TO %60 ..AT  ANG MAG TAYO NG GANITONG BUSINESS AND LET'S SEE IF THEY CAN LOWER THE PRICE OF THE ELECTRICITY...

 

 

MAYBE, A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT THE GOVT. IS CHARGING %55 TO %60 ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS PLUS VAT....

HINDI BA MAS GANID PA SILA SA MGA LOPEZES? 

 

 

 

I believe there is some sort of misunderstanding going on. Meralco will not belong to Arroyo. It will belong to the government of the Philippines, and the government is the people, tayo. When Arroyo leaves it will still belong to the people.

Private businesses have a goal of increasing profit, that’s true but we are talking about a public utility, used by everyone. When the gov’t runs it then they can do what you suggested, take off the VAT, the gov’t will not tax itself, di ba? Just by doing this the prices can be brought down as you say.

I am neither for or against GMA, but lets look at this from an economic point of view and not let our political preferences cloud our thinking.

 

COMMERCIAL AIRLINES CHARGE DIFFERENTLY...OTHERS ARE REALLY VERY HIGH REGARDLESS OF THE SEASON AND NO ONE QUESTION THAT...

 LET'S MAKE IT CLEAR HERE...NOBODY HAS EVER SAID THAT MERALCO IS GOING TO THE ARROYOS, WHAT'S CLEAR IS THAT THE ARROYO GOVT SEEMS TO BE HAVING "PERSONAL MOTIVES" FOR TRYING TO GET MERALCO AND WE ALL KNOW THAT LOPEZES ARE NOT  "GMA'S FRIENDS!"

 

SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE GOVT. CAN ONLY REMOVE VAT IF THEY TAKE FULL CONTROL OF MERALCO?...HINDI BA MASYADO NAMANG HALATA YAN...

IF THEY REALLY WANT TO LOWER THE PRICE OF THE ELECTRICITY THEN WHY DO THEY HAVE TO WAIT?

WHY  NOT DO IT NOW?

 

 

 

 

Simple, If the Gov’t takes the VAT off Meralco the other companies will have a precedent to ask for the same. It will create a domino effect.

I DON'T THINK SO...

ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS TO EXEMPT OIL/ FUEL AND ELECTRICITY FROM THE VAT AND REMOVE %55 ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS

Not good economics coz that will be taking away revenue from the gov’t coffers. While if the gov’t takes over Meralco and then remove VAT they not only obtain a profitable entity but at the same time reduce the price of electricity.

They could indeed reduce the 55% royalty on natural gas but not totally remove it.

 

YES, YOU'RE RIGHT...

 

MORE MONEY FOR THE GOVT...SO THEY COULD HAVE MORE CORRUPTION...

Re: WORLD BANK ESTIMATES RP CORRUPTION TOLL: P30 B A YEAR

 

KULANG PA BA YAN SA MGA CORRUPT? 

 

Roxas presses House to omit VAT on oil, electricity 05/16/2008 Sen. Mar Roxas yesterday urged the House of Representatives to take its cue from the administration and start deliberations on proposals to suspend or remove the value-added tax (VAT) on oil products and on energy. “Our economy is slowing down because everyday, the disposable income of every consumer continues to shrink due to high oil, food and energy costs. They are crying out for im-mediate relief which can only take place if we amend the VAT law,” he said. While Mala-cañang claimed the other day to be studying the elimination of the VAT on oil products, which has caused pump prices to skyrocket, as well as a means of bringing down the high cost of electric power that has caused Filipinos so much misery, the Palace also claimed that the Department of Finance was against the idea of eliminating the VAT on oil products. The Palace was also said to be against cutting off the VAT on power, saying that the high cost of electricity from the Manila Electric Co. is a result of Meralco misma-nagement and overcharging.         administration’s decision to study the implications of a reduction or elimination of the 12 percent VAT on oil and energy, the appropriate House committees can also hold public hearings on amendments to the VAT law, Roxas said. “The administration is now looking at the implications of either reducing or scrapping the VAT on oil and on energy. That’s big leap from its original stance for an automatic rejection of a proposal to touch the VAT law. Ultimately, they have to heed the clamor of the people for the suspension of the VAT on oil as a way to keep the political and economic environment stable,” he said. Roxas called on the House to bring the matter to the table and start hearing all positions, especially from the consumers, noting that while the Senate has already started deliberations on bills seeking to suspend or remove VAT on oil and energy, the Senate cannot move forward until the House approves its own tax measures. Roxas, who is also the Liberal Party president, chided the Department of Energy (DOE) for claiming “helplessness” where in fact the Oil Deregulation Law gives it teeth against abuses in the pricing of oil products. “DoE can do beyond more than just to check pump prices and ‘ask’ oil companies to justify their prices, it can summon and open their books, check oil inventories, examine their expense, among other acts that the Oil Deregulation Law empowers it to do,” Roxas pointed out. “‘Deregulated’ does not mean that government is barred from exercising political will. It does not mean that the government is powerless, helpless, or toothless,” he stressed. “Of course an antitrust law would help, and we in the Senate are working on that. But even now, the government should use its powers to their full extent rather than just whine about being ‘powerless,’” he added. DoE secretary Angelo Reyes is seen as being completely clueless in matters of energy. During the joint congressional hearing on power, the public was witness to Reyes’ inability to answer a single query from the legislators, calling on consultants and lawyers from the DoE to respond to the questions. Earlier, Reyes called for a meeting of all the oil chiefs to discuss the problem of rising pump prices, and ended up saying that there was nothing he could do about the rising oil prices, saying the government is helpless in bringing down prices. Reyes has no background in energy matters but has been appointed energy secretary by President Arroyo anyway.

 

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

ebumali:

Napikon ang MERALCO at hinamon ang pamahalaan na bilhin na lamang ang share ng mga Lopez. Dahil dito, nakamit ni GMA ang kanyang nais! Di ako naniniwala na tutuong gusto ni GMA na maibaba ang singil sa kuryente. Ang nais lamang ni GMA ay makuha ang kontrol ng MERALCO!

Kung talagang ang pakay ni GMA ay maibaba ang presyo o singil sa kuryente, kailangan lamang nyang ipagutos na alisin o bawasan ang EVAT na sinisingil, mula sa serbisyo ng pagrarasyon ng kuryente, sa mga fuel na ginagamit para magproduce ng kuryente tulad ng coal at compressed natural gas. Sa mga Pilipinong di nakakaintindi, maganda maganda ang dating ng mga ginagawa ni GMA! Kung tunay na nais ni GMA na mabawasan ang paghihirap ng mamamayan, simple lang ang kailangan nyang gawin..."bawasan o tanggalin lamang nya ang nakawan sa pamahalaan!" Sa tingin ng karamihan, isa na ako, ang di pagkilos ni GMA laban sa katawalian ay isang pag ayon sa ganitong gawain.

Kung ang pamahalaan ang mangangasiwa ng MERALCO, asahan na ninyo ang pagsama ng serbisyo sa kuryente! Sinuman ang malagay na mamumuno dito, gagawin lamang ang MERALCO na isang palabigasan! Malaking pera ang puwedeng nakawin dito.

Ang mga Lopez, di dapat silang mapikon! Pag nakuha ni GMA ang MERALCO, mga alipores lamang niya ang makikinabang! Pag isipan nyo!!!

I HOPE THAT LOPEZES WILL NOT GIVEN IN TO THE MIDGET....FOR SURE, VESTED INTEREST YAN... TO SILENCE THE NETWORK FROM ATTACKING HER...

I HAVE MET A LOT OF BUSINESS PEOPLE WHO BECAME MILLIONAIRES AND VERY VERY RICH...KAYA NGA NAG NEGOSYO SILA PARA KUMITA...

MAHIRAP MAN TANGGAPIN PERO  ANG GOAL NILA AY ANG KUMITA NG MALAKI... 

 YOU  JUST CANNOT SAY, BAKIT MURA MO LANG BINILI TAPOS IBINEBENTA MO NG MAHAL?  

 

LOOK AT THE PRICES OF THE FUELS, IT KEEPS GETTING HIGHER EVERYDAY PERO MAYROON BANG MAGAWA ANG MGA TAO TO TELL THEM NA IBABA ANG MGA PRESYO?  OF COURSE, WALA! 

 

NOW IF THE GOVT. IS REALLY SERIOUS SA SINASABI NILA THEN WHY NOT REMOVE THE VALUE ADDED TAX PLUS YUNG ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS AMOUNTING TO %55 TO %60 ..AT  ANG MAG TAYO NG GANITONG BUSINESS AND LET'S SEE IF THEY CAN LOWER THE PRICE OF THE ELECTRICITY...

 

 

MAYBE, A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT THE GOVT. IS CHARGING %55 TO %60 ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS PLUS VAT....

HINDI BA MAS GANID PA SILA SA MGA LOPEZES? 

 

 

 

I believe there is some sort of misunderstanding going on. Meralco will not belong to Arroyo. It will belong to the government of the Philippines, and the government is the people, tayo. When Arroyo leaves it will still belong to the people.

Private businesses have a goal of increasing profit, that’s true but we are talking about a public utility, used by everyone. When the gov’t runs it then they can do what you suggested, take off the VAT, the gov’t will not tax itself, di ba? Just by doing this the prices can be brought down as you say.

I am neither for or against GMA, but lets look at this from an economic point of view and not let our political preferences cloud our thinking.

 

COMMERCIAL AIRLINES CHARGE DIFFERENTLY...OTHERS ARE REALLY VERY HIGH REGARDLESS OF THE SEASON AND NO ONE QUESTION THAT...

 LET'S MAKE IT CLEAR HERE...NOBODY HAS EVER SAID THAT MERALCO IS GOING TO THE ARROYOS, WHAT'S CLEAR IS THAT THE ARROYO GOVT SEEMS TO BE HAVING "PERSONAL MOTIVES" FOR TRYING TO GET MERALCO AND WE ALL KNOW THAT LOPEZES ARE NOT  "GMA'S FRIENDS!"

 

SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE GOVT. CAN ONLY REMOVE VAT IF THEY TAKE FULL CONTROL OF MERALCO?...HINDI BA MASYADO NAMANG HALATA YAN...

IF THEY REALLY WANT TO LOWER THE PRICE OF THE ELECTRICITY THEN WHY DO THEY HAVE TO WAIT?

WHY  NOT DO IT NOW?

 

 

 

 

Simple, If the Gov’t takes the VAT off Meralco the other companies will have a precedent to ask for the same. It will create a domino effect.

I DON'T THINK SO...

ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS TO EXEMPT OIL/ FUEL AND ELECTRICITY FROM THE VAT AND REMOVE %55 ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS

Not good economics coz that will be taking away revenue from the gov’t coffers. While if the gov’t takes over Meralco and then remove VAT they not only obtain a profitable entity but at the same time reduce the price of electricity.

They could indeed reduce the 55% royalty on natural gas but not totally remove it.

 

YES, YOU'RE RIGHT...

 

MORE MONEY FOR THE GOVT...SO THEY COULD HAVE MORE CORRUPTION...

Re: WORLD BANK ESTIMATES RP CORRUPTION TOLL: P30 B A YEAR

 

KULANG PA BA YAN SA MGA CORRUPT? 

 

Roxas presses House to omit VAT on oil, electricity Roxas presses House to omit VAT on oil, electricity 05/16/2008 Sen. Mar Roxas yesterday urged the House of Representatives to take its cue from the administration and start deliberations on proposals to suspend or remove the value-added tax (VAT) on oil products and on energy. “Our economy is slowing down because everyday, the disposable income of every consumer continues to shrink due to high oil, food and energy costs. They are crying out for im-mediate relief which can only take place if we amend the VAT law,” he said. While Mala-cañang claimed the other day to be studying the elimination of the VAT on oil products, which has caused pump prices to skyrocket, as well as a means of bringing down the high cost of electric power that has caused Filipinos so much misery, the Palace also claimed that the Department of Finance was against the idea of eliminating the VAT on oil products. The Palace was also said to be against cutting off the VAT on power, saying that the high cost of electricity from the Manila Electric Co. is a result of Meralco misma-nagement and overcharging.         administration’s decision to study the implications of a reduction or elimination of the 12 percent VAT on oil and energy, the appropriate House committees can also hold public hearings on amendments to the VAT law, Roxas said. “The administration is now looking at the implications of either reducing or scrapping the VAT on oil and on energy. That’s big leap from its original stance for an automatic rejection of a proposal to touch the VAT law. Ultimately, they have to heed the clamor of the people for the suspension of the VAT on oil as a way to keep the political and economic environment stable,” he said. Roxas called on the House to bring the matter to the table and start hearing all positions, especially from the consumers, noting that while the Senate has already started deliberations on bills seeking to suspend or remove VAT on oil and energy, the Senate cannot move forward until the House approves its own tax measures. Roxas, who is also the Liberal Party president, chided the Department of Energy (DOE) for claiming “helplessness” where in fact the Oil Deregulation Law gives it teeth against abuses in the pricing of oil products. “DoE can do beyond more than just to check pump prices and ‘ask’ oil companies to justify their prices, it can summon and open their books, check oil inventories, examine their expense, among other acts that the Oil Deregulation Law empowers it to do,” Roxas pointed out. “‘Deregulated’ does not mean that government is barred from exercising political will. It does not mean that the government is powerless, helpless, or toothless,” he stressed. “Of course an antitrust law would help, and we in the Senate are working on that. But even now, the government should use its powers to their full extent rather than just whine about being ‘powerless,’” he added. DoE secretary Angelo Reyes is seen as being completely clueless in matters of energy. During the joint congressional hearing on power, the public was witness to Reyes’ inability to answer a single query from the legislators, calling on consultants and lawyers from the DoE to respond to the questions. Earlier, Reyes called for a meeting of all the oil chiefs to discuss the problem of rising pump prices, and ended up saying that there was nothing he could do about the rising oil prices, saying the government is helpless in bringing down prices. Reyes has no background in energy matters but has been appointed energy secretary by President Arroyo anyway.

 

Exactly, the entire VAT law has to reviewed, but if and when the gov’t takes over Meralco the VAT can be taken off because it will be quite awkward if the gov’t taxes itself. Di ba?

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

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Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

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Nicolette:

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Napikon ang MERALCO at hinamon ang pamahalaan na bilhin na lamang ang share ng mga Lopez. Dahil dito, nakamit ni GMA ang kanyang nais! Di ako naniniwala na tutuong gusto ni GMA na maibaba ang singil sa kuryente. Ang nais lamang ni GMA ay makuha ang kontrol ng MERALCO!

Kung talagang ang pakay ni GMA ay maibaba ang presyo o singil sa kuryente, kailangan lamang nyang ipagutos na alisin o bawasan ang EVAT na sinisingil, mula sa serbisyo ng pagrarasyon ng kuryente, sa mga fuel na ginagamit para magproduce ng kuryente tulad ng coal at compressed natural gas. Sa mga Pilipinong di nakakaintindi, maganda maganda ang dating ng mga ginagawa ni GMA! Kung tunay na nais ni GMA na mabawasan ang paghihirap ng mamamayan, simple lang ang kailangan nyang gawin..."bawasan o tanggalin lamang nya ang nakawan sa pamahalaan!" Sa tingin ng karamihan, isa na ako, ang di pagkilos ni GMA laban sa katawalian ay isang pag ayon sa ganitong gawain.

Kung ang pamahalaan ang mangangasiwa ng MERALCO, asahan na ninyo ang pagsama ng serbisyo sa kuryente! Sinuman ang malagay na mamumuno dito, gagawin lamang ang MERALCO na isang palabigasan! Malaking pera ang puwedeng nakawin dito.

Ang mga Lopez, di dapat silang mapikon! Pag nakuha ni GMA ang MERALCO, mga alipores lamang niya ang makikinabang! Pag isipan nyo!!!

I HOPE THAT LOPEZES WILL NOT GIVEN IN TO THE MIDGET....FOR SURE, VESTED INTEREST YAN... TO SILENCE THE NETWORK FROM ATTACKING HER...

I HAVE MET A LOT OF BUSINESS PEOPLE WHO BECAME MILLIONAIRES AND VERY VERY RICH...KAYA NGA NAG NEGOSYO SILA PARA KUMITA...

MAHIRAP MAN TANGGAPIN PERO  ANG GOAL NILA AY ANG KUMITA NG MALAKI... 

 YOU  JUST CANNOT SAY, BAKIT MURA MO LANG BINILI TAPOS IBINEBENTA MO NG MAHAL?  

 

LOOK AT THE PRICES OF THE FUELS, IT KEEPS GETTING HIGHER EVERYDAY PERO MAYROON BANG MAGAWA ANG MGA TAO TO TELL THEM NA IBABA ANG MGA PRESYO?  OF COURSE, WALA! 

 

NOW IF THE GOVT. IS REALLY SERIOUS SA SINASABI NILA THEN WHY NOT REMOVE THE VALUE ADDED TAX PLUS YUNG ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS AMOUNTING TO %55 TO %60 ..AT  ANG MAG TAYO NG GANITONG BUSINESS AND LET'S SEE IF THEY CAN LOWER THE PRICE OF THE ELECTRICITY...

 

 

MAYBE, A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT THE GOVT. IS CHARGING %55 TO %60 ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS PLUS VAT....

HINDI BA MAS GANID PA SILA SA MGA LOPEZES? 

 

 

 

I believe there is some sort of misunderstanding going on. Meralco will not belong to Arroyo. It will belong to the government of the Philippines, and the government is the people, tayo. When Arroyo leaves it will still belong to the people.

Private businesses have a goal of increasing profit, that’s true but we are talking about a public utility, used by everyone. When the gov’t runs it then they can do what you suggested, take off the VAT, the gov’t will not tax itself, di ba? Just by doing this the prices can be brought down as you say.

I am neither for or against GMA, but lets look at this from an economic point of view and not let our political preferences cloud our thinking.

 

COMMERCIAL AIRLINES CHARGE DIFFERENTLY...OTHERS ARE REALLY VERY HIGH REGARDLESS OF THE SEASON AND NO ONE QUESTION THAT...

 LET'S MAKE IT CLEAR HERE...NOBODY HAS EVER SAID THAT MERALCO IS GOING TO THE ARROYOS, WHAT'S CLEAR IS THAT THE ARROYO GOVT SEEMS TO BE HAVING "PERSONAL MOTIVES" FOR TRYING TO GET MERALCO AND WE ALL KNOW THAT LOPEZES ARE NOT  "GMA'S FRIENDS!"

 

SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE GOVT. CAN ONLY REMOVE VAT IF THEY TAKE FULL CONTROL OF MERALCO?...HINDI BA MASYADO NAMANG HALATA YAN...

IF THEY REALLY WANT TO LOWER THE PRICE OF THE ELECTRICITY THEN WHY DO THEY HAVE TO WAIT?

WHY  NOT DO IT NOW?

 

 

 

 

Simple, If the Gov’t takes the VAT off Meralco the other companies will have a precedent to ask for the same. It will create a domino effect.

I DON'T THINK SO...

ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS TO EXEMPT OIL/ FUEL AND ELECTRICITY FROM THE VAT AND REMOVE %55 ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS

Not good economics coz that will be taking away revenue from the gov’t coffers. While if the gov’t takes over Meralco and then remove VAT they not only obtain a profitable entity but at the same time reduce the price of electricity.

They could indeed reduce the 55% royalty on natural gas but not totally remove it.

 

YES, YOU'RE RIGHT...

 

MORE MONEY FOR THE GOVT...SO THEY COULD HAVE MORE CORRUPTION...

Re: WORLD BANK ESTIMATES RP CORRUPTION TOLL: P30 B A YEAR

 

KULANG PA BA YAN SA MGA CORRUPT? 

 

Roxas presses House to omit VAT on oil, electricity Roxas presses House to omit VAT on oil, electricity 05/16/2008 Sen. Mar Roxas yesterday urged the House of Representatives to take its cue from the administration and start deliberations on proposals to suspend or remove the value-added tax (VAT) on oil products and on energy. “Our economy is slowing down because everyday, the disposable income of every consumer continues to shrink due to high oil, food and energy costs. They are crying out for im-mediate relief which can only take place if we amend the VAT law,” he said. While Mala-cañang claimed the other day to be studying the elimination of the VAT on oil products, which has caused pump prices to skyrocket, as well as a means of bringing down the high cost of electric power that has caused Filipinos so much misery, the Palace also claimed that the Department of Finance was against the idea of eliminating the VAT on oil products. The Palace was also said to be against cutting off the VAT on power, saying that the high cost of electricity from the Manila Electric Co. is a result of Meralco misma-nagement and overcharging.         administration’s decision to study the implications of a reduction or elimination of the 12 percent VAT on oil and energy, the appropriate House committees can also hold public hearings on amendments to the VAT law, Roxas said. “The administration is now looking at the implications of either reducing or scrapping the VAT on oil and on energy. That’s big leap from its original stance for an automatic rejection of a proposal to touch the VAT law. Ultimately, they have to heed the clamor of the people for the suspension of the VAT on oil as a way to keep the political and economic environment stable,” he said. Roxas called on the House to bring the matter to the table and start hearing all positions, especially from the consumers, noting that while the Senate has already started deliberations on bills seeking to suspend or remove VAT on oil and energy, the Senate cannot move forward until the House approves its own tax measures. Roxas, who is also the Liberal Party president, chided the Department of Energy (DOE) for claiming “helplessness” where in fact the Oil Deregulation Law gives it teeth against abuses in the pricing of oil products. “DoE can do beyond more than just to check pump prices and ‘ask’ oil companies to justify their prices, it can summon and open their books, check oil inventories, examine their expense, among other acts that the Oil Deregulation Law empowers it to do,” Roxas pointed out. “‘Deregulated’ does not mean that government is barred from exercising political will. It does not mean that the government is powerless, helpless, or toothless,” he stressed. “Of course an antitrust law would help, and we in the Senate are working on that. But even now, the government should use its powers to their full extent rather than just whine about being ‘powerless,’” he added. DoE secretary Angelo Reyes is seen as being completely clueless in matters of energy. During the joint congressional hearing on power, the public was witness to Reyes’ inability to answer a single query from the legislators, calling on consultants and lawyers from the DoE to respond to the questions. Earlier, Reyes called for a meeting of all the oil chiefs to discuss the problem of rising pump prices, and ended up saying that there was nothing he could do about the rising oil prices, saying the government is helpless in bringing down prices. Reyes has no background in energy matters but has been appointed energy secretary by President Arroyo anyway.

 

Exactly, the entire VAT law has to reviewed, but if and when the gov’t takes over Meralco the VAT can be taken off because it will be quite awkward if the gov’t taxes itself. Di ba?

IF THE GOVT. IS REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT LOWERING THE ELECTRICITY THEY COULD ALWAYS SUSPEND VAT ON OIL AND FUEL/ELECTRICITY PLUS ROYALTIES ON NATURAL OIL ANYTIME THEY WANT....

WHY DO THEY NEED TO TAKE OVER MERALCO?  

IT WILL BE AWKWARD?   WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Lazzaluv:

Nicolette:

Nicolette:

ebumali:

Napikon ang MERALCO at hinamon ang pamahalaan na bilhin na lamang ang share ng mga Lopez. Dahil dito, nakamit ni GMA ang kanyang nais! Di ako naniniwala na tutuong gusto ni GMA na maibaba ang singil sa kuryente. Ang nais lamang ni GMA ay makuha ang kontrol ng MERALCO!

Kung talagang ang pakay ni GMA ay maibaba ang presyo o singil sa kuryente, kailangan lamang nyang ipagutos na alisin o bawasan ang EVAT na sinisingil, mula sa serbisyo ng pagrarasyon ng kuryente, sa mga fuel na ginagamit para magproduce ng kuryente tulad ng coal at compressed natural gas. Sa mga Pilipinong di nakakaintindi, maganda maganda ang dating ng mga ginagawa ni GMA! Kung tunay na nais ni GMA na mabawasan ang paghihirap ng mamamayan, simple lang ang kailangan nyang gawin..."bawasan o tanggalin lamang nya ang nakawan sa pamahalaan!" Sa tingin ng karamihan, isa na ako, ang di pagkilos ni GMA laban sa katawalian ay isang pag ayon sa ganitong gawain.

Kung ang pamahalaan ang mangangasiwa ng MERALCO, asahan na ninyo ang pagsama ng serbisyo sa kuryente! Sinuman ang malagay na mamumuno dito, gagawin lamang ang MERALCO na isang palabigasan! Malaking pera ang puwedeng nakawin dito.

Ang mga Lopez, di dapat silang mapikon! Pag nakuha ni GMA ang MERALCO, mga alipores lamang niya ang makikinabang! Pag isipan nyo!!!

I HOPE THAT LOPEZES WILL NOT GIVEN IN TO THE MIDGET....FOR SURE, VESTED INTEREST YAN... TO SILENCE THE NETWORK FROM ATTACKING HER...

I HAVE MET A LOT OF BUSINESS PEOPLE WHO BECAME MILLIONAIRES AND VERY VERY RICH...KAYA NGA NAG NEGOSYO SILA PARA KUMITA...

MAHIRAP MAN TANGGAPIN PERO  ANG GOAL NILA AY ANG KUMITA NG MALAKI... 

 YOU  JUST CANNOT SAY, BAKIT MURA MO LANG BINILI TAPOS IBINEBENTA MO NG MAHAL?  

 

LOOK AT THE PRICES OF THE FUELS, IT KEEPS GETTING HIGHER EVERYDAY PERO MAYROON BANG MAGAWA ANG MGA TAO TO TELL THEM NA IBABA ANG MGA PRESYO?  OF COURSE, WALA! 

 

NOW IF THE GOVT. IS REALLY SERIOUS SA SINASABI NILA THEN WHY NOT REMOVE THE VALUE ADDED TAX PLUS YUNG ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS AMOUNTING TO %55 TO %60 ..AT  ANG MAG TAYO NG GANITONG BUSINESS AND LET'S SEE IF THEY CAN LOWER THE PRICE OF THE ELECTRICITY...

 

 

MAYBE, A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT THE GOVT. IS CHARGING %55 TO %60 ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS PLUS VAT....

HINDI BA MAS GANID PA SILA SA MGA LOPEZES? 

 

 

 

I believe there is some sort of misunderstanding going on. Meralco will not belong to Arroyo. It will belong to the government of the Philippines, and the government is the people, tayo. When Arroyo leaves it will still belong to the people.

Private businesses have a goal of increasing profit, that’s true but we are talking about a public utility, used by everyone. When the gov’t runs it then they can do what you suggested, take off the VAT, the gov’t will not tax itself, di ba? Just by doing this the prices can be brought down as you say.

I am neither for or against GMA, but lets look at this from an economic point of view and not let our political preferences cloud our thinking.

 

COMMERCIAL AIRLINES CHARGE DIFFERENTLY...OTHERS ARE REALLY VERY HIGH REGARDLESS OF THE SEASON AND NO ONE QUESTION THAT...

 LET'S MAKE IT CLEAR HERE...NOBODY HAS EVER SAID THAT MERALCO IS GOING TO THE ARROYOS, WHAT'S CLEAR IS THAT THE ARROYO GOVT SEEMS TO BE HAVING "PERSONAL MOTIVES" FOR TRYING TO GET MERALCO AND WE ALL KNOW THAT LOPEZES ARE NOT  "GMA'S FRIENDS!"

 

SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE GOVT. CAN ONLY REMOVE VAT IF THEY TAKE FULL CONTROL OF MERALCO?...HINDI BA MASYADO NAMANG HALATA YAN...

IF THEY REALLY WANT TO LOWER THE PRICE OF THE ELECTRICITY THEN WHY DO THEY HAVE TO WAIT?

WHY  NOT DO IT NOW?

 

 

 

 

Simple, If the Gov’t takes the VAT off Meralco the other companies will have a precedent to ask for the same. It will create a domino effect.

I DON'T THINK SO...

ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS TO EXEMPT OIL/ FUEL AND ELECTRICITY FROM THE VAT AND REMOVE %55 ROYALTIES ON NATURAL GAS

Not good economics coz that will be taking away revenue from the gov’t coffers. While if the gov’t takes over Meralco and then remove VAT they not only obtain a profitable entity but at the same time reduce the price of electricity.

They could indeed reduce the 55% royalty on natural gas but not totally remove it.

 

YES, YOU'RE RIGHT...

 

MORE MONEY FOR THE GOVT...SO THEY COULD HAVE MORE CORRUPTION...

Re: WORLD BANK ESTIMATES RP CORRUPTION TOLL: P30 B A YEAR

 

KULANG PA BA YAN SA MGA CORRUPT? 

 

Roxas presses House to omit VAT on oil, electricity Roxas presses House to omit VAT on oil, electricity Roxas presses House to omit VAT on oil, electricity 05/16/2008 Sen. Mar Roxas yesterday urged the House of Representatives to take its cue from the administration and start deliberations on proposals to suspend or remove the value-added tax (VAT) on oil products and on energy. “Our economy is slowing down because everyday, the disposable income of every consumer continues to shrink due to high oil, food and energy costs. They are crying out for im-mediate relief which can only take place if we amend the VAT law,” he said. While Mala-cañang claimed the other day to be studying the elimination of the VAT on oil products, which has caused pump prices to skyrocket, as well as a means of bringing down the high cost of electric power that has caused Filipinos so much misery, the Palace also claimed that the Department of Finance was against the idea of eliminating the VAT on oil products. The Palace was also said to be against cutting off the VAT on power, saying that the high cost of electricity from the Manila Electric Co. is a result of Meralco misma-nagement and overcharging.         administration’s decision to study the implications of a reduction or elimination of the 12 percent VAT on oil and energy, the appropriate House committees can also hold public hearings on amendments to the VAT law, Roxas said. “The administration is now looking at the implications of either reducing or scrapping the VAT on oil and on energy. That’s big leap from its original stance for an automatic rejection of a proposal to touch the VAT law. Ultimately, they have to heed the clamor of the people for the suspension of the VAT on oil as a way to keep the political and economic environment stable,” he said. Roxas called on the House to bring the matter to the table and start hearing all positions, especially from the consumers, noting that while the Senate has already started deliberations on bills seeking to suspend or remove VAT on oil and energy, the Senate cannot move forward until the House approves its own tax measures. Roxas, who is also the Liberal Party president, chided the Department of Energy (DOE) for claiming “helplessness” where in fact the Oil Deregulation Law gives it teeth against abuses in the pricing of oil products. “DoE can do beyond more than just to check pump prices and ‘ask’ oil companies to justify their prices, it can summon and open their books, check oil inventories, examine their expense, among other acts that the Oil Deregulation Law empowers it to do,” Roxas pointed out. “‘Deregulated’ does not mean that government is barred from exercising political will. It does not mean that the government is powerless, helpless, or toothless,” he stressed. “Of course an antitrust law would help, and we in the Senate are working on that. But even now, the government should use its powers to their full extent rather than just whine about being ‘powerless,’” he added. DoE secretary Angelo Reyes is seen as being completely clueless in matters of energy. During the joint congressional hearing on power, the public was witness to Reyes’ inability to answer a single query from the legislators, calling on consultants and lawyers from the DoE to respond to the questions. Earlier, Reyes called for a meeting of all the oil chiefs to discuss the problem of rising pump prices, and ended up saying that there was nothing he could do about the rising oil prices, saying the government is helpless in bringing down prices. Reyes has no background in energy matters but has been appointed energy secretary by President Arroyo anyway.

 

Exactly, the entire VAT law has to reviewed, but if and when the gov’t takes over Meralco the VAT can be taken off because it will be quite awkward if the gov’t taxes itself. Di ba?

 

IF THE GOVT. IS REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT LOWERING THE ELECTRICITY THEY COULD ALWAYS SUSPEND VAT ON OIL AND FUEL/ELECTRICITY PLUS ROYALTIES ON NATURAL OIL ANYTIME THEY WANT....

WHY DO THEY NEED TO TAKE OVER MERALCO?  

IT WILL BE AWKWARD?   WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

 

 

 

 

 

Because the government is suppose to be doing the collection of taxes, not the paying.