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 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...
(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...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr)'s fuel subsidy for public utility vehicles (PUVs) and "Libreng Sakay" (Free Ride) programs to cushion the effect of the oil price hikes on commuters benefitted 1.743 million students, according to the administration's year-end report released on Tuesday, Jan....
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano and Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista have agreed to help expedite the distribution of fuel subsidies to thousands of tricycle drivers nationwide. The two met on Friday, December 9, to discuss the concerns of thousands of tricycle drivers who have yet to receive...
“ is not, and should not be a game of chances. Our livelihoods and the oil crisis should be addressed seriously.” This was what Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) Spokesperson Ronnel Arambulo said after receiving reports that fuel subsidy beneficiaries of the...
More than 126,000 corn farmers and fisherfolk have been allocated with the government's Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program (FDFFP), the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday, Aug. 9. The program rolled out in March this year and is now nearing the realization of its goal of...
A total of 1,434 tricycle drivers and operators in Quezon City have received fleet cards with P1,000 fuel subsidy from the local government from July 7 to Aug. 3. Benjamin Ibon III, Task Force head for Transport and Traffic Management-Tricycle Regulatory Division chief, told Manila Bulletin on...
The Quezon City government on Wednesday, July 13, distributed fleet cards with P1,000 fuel subsidy to 274 tricycle drivers from the city’s second district. The beneficiaries who received the fuel subsidy cards on Wednesday were members of the Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA)...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is looking to expand the government's fuel subsidy to tricycle drivers. A tricycle association in Muntinlupa is requesting a P1 increase in fare (Photo from the Muntinlupa police's Facebook page) Marcos said this was among the matters they discussed during...
