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...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Nine straight weeks of pump fuel price hikes mean it's time for House Speaker Martin Romualdez to have a friendly chat with local oil companies. “It is common knowledge that oil companies still sell supplies...
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...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Facebook) If House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan would have his way, he would double to P7 billion the direct fuel subsidies for public transport drivers, fisherfolk, and farmers under the proposed P5.768-trillion...
House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) "Moderate your greed." This was House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo's message to local oil companies after he learned that another round of pump...
(Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) High electricity rates and steadily rising fuel prices have been a perennial headache for Filipinos. For this reason, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte filed in the current 19th Congress House...
An additional credit line of P10 billion for state-run National Power Corporation (NPC) is planned for next year to prevent blackouts in the off-grid areas it has been servicing. According to Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla, the new amount will be on top of the P5 billion that had been...
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has imposed a higher passenger and cargo fuel surcharge rate for domestic and international flights which may result to costlier airfares. Passengers at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (File photo) In an advisory dated Wednesday, August 16, CAB Officer-in-Charge...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued show-cause orders (SCOs) to 25 electric cooperatives and three private distribution utilities (DUs), mandating them to explain why they failed to justify pass-through fuel costs that they have reflected in the electricity bills of their customers....
Tyler Tio and Raoul Soyud came through with big plays down the stretch as Phoenix survived the second half explosion of Terrence Romeo and San Miguel, 106-101 to open its campaign in the PBA on Tour on Wednesday, May 24 at the Ynares Arena in Pasig City. *Tyler Tio shows nerve of steel, draining...
