BACOLOD CITY – The city government recently released a one-time fuel subsidy of P1,000 to tricycle drivers here to enable them to cope with oil price hikes. TRICYCLE drivers receive a one-time fuel subsidy amounting to P1,000 from the city government led by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’...
Beneficiaries of the government’s fuel subsidy program for the transport sector will have to wait for a little more time before they would receive the cash assistance, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulator Board (LTFRB) said on Wednesday, Sept. 13. LTFRB Executive Director Robert Peig...
Starting Wednesday, Sept. 13, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will be distributing the fuel subsidy to operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) after the agency received the fund from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). LTFRB chairperson Teofilo Guadiz...
The release of P3 billion for the implementation of a fuel subsidy to the transport sector affected by rising fuel prices has been approved by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). According to Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman, the fuel subsidy aims to offer assistance to around 1.36...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday, Sept. 6 said the decision to postpone the full implementation of the new lifeline rate program until January 2024 will enable the enrollment of more Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries. The full rollout of the...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the government's one-time fuel assistance, aimed at helping public transport drivers and operators cope with skyrocketing gasoline and diesel prices, is expected to be released this week. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the Department...
The Bureau of the Treasury reported that government subsidies to state-owned companies increased in July, with the majority of the funds being used to support the universal healthcare program. The national government provided P33.24 billion in financial aid to government-owned and controlled...
(Unsplash) A measure that would grant rental subsidies to eligible informal settlers is being sought in the 19th Congress amid the prevalence of strong typhoons and other calamities that displace tens of thousands of families. Davao City 1st district...
Razon-led MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) has conducted on-site registration at the barangay level to entice 4Ps beneficiaries and other marginalized power consumers knowns as "lifeline consumers" to avail of electricity rate discounts mandated by law. The company said it will...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he will file a bill to expand the coverage of government assistance and subsidies to private schools to include students from kindergarten to Grade 6. Currently, Gatchalian said the subsidies under Republic Act No. 8545 or the Expanded Government...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) - Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) warned the public against social media sites and individuals that give out “false information” about financial assistance and scholarships its offers. (CHED / MB Visual...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A pro-agriculture congressman is batting for a monthly fuel subsidy of not less than P1,000 for municipal fisherfolk. “Despite the fishing sector's major contribution, our fishermen continue to be among the fundamental sectors' poorest people," AGRI Party-list Rep Wilbert T. Lee...
