Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, General Romeo Brawner Jr. on Tuesday, March 24, ordered conservation measures across military camps nationwide as global oil prices surge amid tensions in the Middle East. Brawner issued a directive to all military units to slash consumption of...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is pushing for a shorter time for the President before suspending—or restoring—the excise tax on fuel upon the recommendation of the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC). Lacson suggested this on Tuesday, March 24 saying it is...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto clarified that the crisis committee President Marcos created "does not start, but sustains and strengthens the multiple mitigation measures" to cushion the impacts caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. "The government immediately scrambled all resources...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday, March 24 reassured public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers that its cash relief assistance (CRA) program has enough funds to continue, amid false reports that the agency had run out of money. “There is no truth to the claim that...
The government should not forget the middle class Filipinos who also bear the impact of the ongoing fuel crisis, considering that they do not receive any government assistance. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito pointed this out during the hearing of the Proactive Response and Oversight for...
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) announced that oil tankers and other vehicles used in the delivery of basic commodities are now exempted from the truck ban and the number coding scheme starting Tuesday, March 24, to expedite the transportation of such goods in Metro Manila. Metropolitan Manila...
Senators on Tuesday, March 24, called on government agencies to act with urgency, stressing that they must recognize the situation as a “crisis” to effectively respond to its impact on Filipinos. During a hearing of the Senate’s Proactive Response and Oversight for Timely and Effective...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now readying its personnel and resources for possible involvement in assisting the Crisis Committee being set up by the national government to respond to the adverse effects of the Middle East tensions in the country. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C....
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the public to start engaging in backyard farming to ease the adverse effects of spikes in the price of petroleum products. In a statement, the DILG said hat community gardens are now operational across the country to help...
A total of 2,629 Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) drivers in Manila have received their much-awaited fuel subsidy from the national government on Tuesday, March 24, providing them much-needed reprieve from the soaring cost of fuel prices amid the Middle East war that has pushed oil prices...
President Marcos has thanked the drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUV) for "being part of the solution" to overcome the impacts caused by oil price hikes, urging them to continue doing so. Marcos made the call as he announced the provision of a P10,000 fuel subsidy for each bus...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Monday, March 23 pushed for the creation of a government inter-agency task force that would oversee the potential impact of the escalating Middle East conflict on the Philippines ' economy and energy. Ejercito said it is imperative that the...
