House tackles Middle East crisis solutions todayMANILA, Philippines — Solutions to lessen the impact of the Middle East war will be discussed today at a “high-level joint hearing” spearheaded by the House ways and means panel. The 13 panels are tasked with crafting a unified legislative response to the global fuel shock triggered by the escalating Middle East conflict, following the joint US-Israel missile attacks against oil-rich Iran. Also invited were Energy Regulatory Commission chairman Francis Saturnino Juan, National Electrification Administration administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda, Philippine National Oil Co. representative Ma. Fuel taxesMeanwhile, Gabriela party-list Rep. Sarah Elago yesterday pushed back against Sen. Panfilo Lacson’s opposition to the removal of fuel taxes. Meanwhile, Sen. JV Ejercito has urged state agencies not to sugarcoat their reports to the President to superficially improve the government’s response to the Middle East crisis.
