As of this writing February 16 the President is yet to act on the expanded senior citizen law.
The reason according to Deputy Presidential Spokesman Gary Olivar is that President Arroyo has been very “busy”.
Not very few people were taken a back by this announcement of Malacanang. Me, I do not believe Mr. Olivar. Before the lame excuse for the President’s failureto act on the law is that Malacanang is yet to receive a copy of the amended law. I am just wondering what the people at the Liason Office of Malacanang are doing. You do not need a tank to get a copy of the law to get it from Congress.
What people expect is the truth why President Arroyo is yet to sign or veto the law or merely let 30 days lapse where the measure become a law as if it has been signed by the President.This particular provision is provided for under Article VI Section 27 of the Constitution.
In the midst of demonstrations by senior citizens for approval of the law, it is only fair that the public be informed of what to expect from Malacanang. Unacceptable excuses by the President’s men do not sit well with the public.
These are also among the reasons why the President’s trust rating has dropped.
It is not without reason why action on the law has been delayed. The governments’s economic advisers said the government stands to lose at least Php 60 million pesos if the VAT on medicines is removed. But there are those who argue that this could be offset by improved tax collection and reduction of unnecessary expenses or cut the pork barrel of members of Congress.
The author of the Senate version of the law is Senator Pia Cayetano who is bent on pressing for its approval. But Congress lacks time for this. However, this corner believes that the President will approve the law.
That I think this is the bottomline.
For some time now we have been at the mercy of oil companies in our need for fuel. It is now time to amend or altogether scrap the law deregulating the oil industry. It is also time to develop nuclear energy if we are to keep up with developing countries.
If you live in Mabalacat and get your electric power supply from the Pampanga Electric Cooperative II Inc. (PELCO II), when was the last time you scrutinized all the charges the cooperative imposes on you.
There were 22 items the cooperative included in my bill last December. They are too many to enumerate them here. But look at your electric bill and be prepared to control your anger.
Just the same, these are some of them: system loss transmission VAT, system loss generation VAt, environmental charge, missionary electrification and life line rate subsidy. Why should I pay forl all these?
PELCO II supplies electric power to seven towns in Pampanga. These are: Porac, Sta.Rita, Guagua, Bacolor, Lubao, Mabalacat and Sasmuan.
PELCO II has been a problem to thousands of its customers the last two decades.
To think that PELCO II is a cooperative makes people wonder when are we going to get a better deal.
The reason according to Deputy Presidential Spokesman Gary Olivar is that President Arroyo has been very “busy”.
Not very few people were taken a back by this announcement of Malacanang. Me, I do not believe Mr. Olivar. Before the lame excuse for the President’s failureto act on the law is that Malacanang is yet to receive a copy of the amended law. I am just wondering what the people at the Liason Office of Malacanang are doing. You do not need a tank to get a copy of the law to get it from Congress.
What people expect is the truth why President Arroyo is yet to sign or veto the law or merely let 30 days lapse where the measure become a law as if it has been signed by the President.This particular provision is provided for under Article VI Section 27 of the Constitution.
In the midst of demonstrations by senior citizens for approval of the law, it is only fair that the public be informed of what to expect from Malacanang. Unacceptable excuses by the President’s men do not sit well with the public.
These are also among the reasons why the President’s trust rating has dropped.
It is not without reason why action on the law has been delayed. The governments’s economic advisers said the government stands to lose at least Php 60 million pesos if the VAT on medicines is removed. But there are those who argue that this could be offset by improved tax collection and reduction of unnecessary expenses or cut the pork barrel of members of Congress.
The author of the Senate version of the law is Senator Pia Cayetano who is bent on pressing for its approval. But Congress lacks time for this. However, this corner believes that the President will approve the law.
That I think this is the bottomline.
For some time now we have been at the mercy of oil companies in our need for fuel. It is now time to amend or altogether scrap the law deregulating the oil industry. It is also time to develop nuclear energy if we are to keep up with developing countries.
If you live in Mabalacat and get your electric power supply from the Pampanga Electric Cooperative II Inc. (PELCO II), when was the last time you scrutinized all the charges the cooperative imposes on you.
There were 22 items the cooperative included in my bill last December. They are too many to enumerate them here. But look at your electric bill and be prepared to control your anger.
Just the same, these are some of them: system loss transmission VAT, system loss generation VAt, environmental charge, missionary electrification and life line rate subsidy. Why should I pay forl all these?
PELCO II supplies electric power to seven towns in Pampanga. These are: Porac, Sta.Rita, Guagua, Bacolor, Lubao, Mabalacat and Sasmuan.
PELCO II has been a problem to thousands of its customers the last two decades.
To think that PELCO II is a cooperative makes people wonder when are we going to get a better deal.
