“Cruel and inhumane:” Salceda opposes June 30 jeepney phaseout without enough subsidies, gov’t assistance, urges passage of new revenue measures to fund jeepney modernization
Salceda wants tariffs from fish imports for fisherfolk subsidies; House tax chair wants BFAR to expedite construction, feasibility studies for hatcheries
Salceda on January inflation: Sure to go lower from February onwards, but “fish and eggs will be flavor of the year” for inflation; “8 percent is cyclical, but 5 percent is structural ”
