Bayan demands P8-P9 oil price rollback
Abigail Kwok, InterAksyon.com
MANILA, Philippines — Militant group Bayan (Bagong Alyansang Makabayan) joined various groups in a mass protest against high fuel prices on Wednesday, reiterating calls for an P8 to P9 rollback and for government to regulate oil and stop the weekly price increases.
In a statement, Bayan secretary general Renato Reyes Jr. said oil price increases were “artificial and oppressive,” citing a cable from whistleblower website WikiLeaks that oil producers in Saudi Arabia are finding it difficult to find oil buyers supposedly weak demand.
Despite this, oil prices were still increasing.
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