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Casiño: Gov’t mining moratorium should stay until Congress finishes new law
Mining bills being processed by Congress
 Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño today called on the Aquino administration to hold its horses" with regard to its intent to lift the moratorium on the acceptance and grant of new mining applications until Congress finishes crafting a new mining law.
“I deplore Environment Secretary Ramon Paje’s statement that they want to immediately lift the moratorium on mining applications just to impress foreign investors in the Mining Philippines 2011 Conference organized by the Philippine Chamber of Mines. I strongly suggest that Sec. Paje retract that statement while we are processing a new mining policy that will in fact make the industry more profitable for the country and our people,” Casiño said.
Posted on Sep 16 by akawar
Casiño files bill to exempt toll operations from VAT
Supports transport sector against oil price hikes and VAT on toll collection
 As the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is now gearing to collect an additional 12% value added tax (VAT) on toll fees in the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño yesterday filed House Bill 5053 Exempting Toll operations from Value Added Tax.
Rep. Casiño also expressed his support for the transport caravan of bus operators and drivers to protest the impending collection of VAT on toll next month.
Posted on Sep 14 by akawar
“China should first investigate and prosecute those involved in NBN-ZTE and Northrail irregularities!”-BAYAN MUNA
Before going into another broadband and Northrail deal:
 Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares, today warned the Aquino administration not to go fast in forging another broadband and Northrail deal until the Chinese companies and executives involved in the botched anomalous deal in 2007 have been investigated and prosecuted by China.
“If that is not done then there may be a repeat of such anomalous transactions in the new deal. The Chinese government was aware of the bloated overpricing and other irregularities in the NBN-ZTE deal that is why it did not even raise a whimper when Pres. Arroyo cancelled it. Recently, the Chinese government immediately agreed for a renegotiation of the Northrail contract which were heavily favourable to China to the disadvantage of the Philippines,” said the progressive lawmaker.
Posted on Sep 14 by akawar
Casiño: No need for MRT/LRT fare hike this year, subsidies retained for 2012
 Bayan Muna party list Rep. Teddy Casiño, said there was no need to increase the fare of the MRT/LRT after Congress approved around P7 billion worth of subsidy for 2011.
“There is still enough subsidy for the year for the operations of the MRT and LRT amounting to more than P7 billion so there is no need for the fare increase. As for next year the subsidy for the MRT/ LRT operations is about P 6.04 billion but as specified in the Special Provisions of the DOTC page 1058 of the General Appropriations Bill FY 2012 the MRTA has the option of raising revenues from non-rail collections:
Posted on Sep 14 by akawar
Public hospitals gets zero, 'as in zero', capital outlay while DBM slashes rural health units budget by P20B!
Hospitals in ICU!
 Warning that the country's public hospitals were already in critical condition, Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño today lamented that there are even more drastic cuts in the proposed budgets for local government hospitals and health units for 2012.
"I am very dissapointed with the way our health sector has been treated by this government. Years of underfunding have brought our hospitals to the ICU. Now the Executive wants to bring it to the morgue. Congress should really step in and do something here. This is already an emegency case; we should realign more funds to our public hospitals," he stressed.
Posted on Sep 13 by akawar
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