Senators to Palace: Act fast on crisis.

Byline: Johanna Paola D. Poblete

SENATORS AT the weekend have expressed concern over the impact of worsening civil unrest in the Middle East that is causing volatile oil prices, calling on the attention of Malacanang to enforce remedial measures.

In a radio interview, Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri lobbied anew for amending Republic Act 8479 or the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act, particularly on broader powers to mitigate high pump prices.

"Let's give the DoE [Department of Energy] additional monitoring powers... in the previous administration and now it is the President asking these oil companies to defer raising prices, it is as though we were …