Solon cites Arroyo’s EO to stop oil price hike in 2009

MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker has disputed claims that the government is powerless in terms of addressing rising fuel prices, saying that former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was able to place a temporary measure through an executive order in 2009. In an interview on Friday, Murang Kuryente party-list Rep. Arthur Yap said that Arroyo crafted Executive Order