The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) assured transport groups that it will review all the pending petitions for fare hike amid the increasing operational costs for public utility vehicles that include the surge in the price of petroleum products. LTFRB chairman Vigor D....
The first ₱2,000 payout under the government’s Unified Package for Livelihood, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) Assistance has started to be distributed manually to 2.5 million poor and near-poor households, but their next five monthly payments will be sent digitally, the Department of...
Filipino households face an imminent double whammy of rising energy costs as pump prices surge and power bills threaten to escalate further due to global supply disruptions. Fuel retailers are scheduled to implement steep price increases effective Tuesday, July 21. Diesel prices will jump by...
Millions of Filipinos are set to receive cash assistance under the government 's Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) assistance program this week, but not all beneficiaries will receive the aid in the same way or for the same length of time. To address...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it will begin distributing cash assistance under the government 's Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) program next week, with about 7.5 million poor, near-poor, and low-income households set to...
The Philippines stands as one of the countries most vulnerable to fuel shortages amid reports of Houthi threats to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to think tank Capital Economics. “The reliance of several Asian economies, especially Pakistan, the Philippines and Japan, on oil exports...
Motorists are bracing for another steep increase in oil prices next week due to intensifying geopolitical conflict in the Middle East and tightening global supply of refined oil products. Based on the four-day trading average of the Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS) and foreign exchange rates, local...
Sharp escalation of geopolitical friction in the Middle East is threatening to hit Filipino consumers at the pump next week, with early market indicators pointing to a return of double-digit fuel price hikes. Based on the three-day trading Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS) — the regional benchmark...
The Marcos administration is studying possible public transport fare adjustments and additional assistance for affected sectors amid rising fuel prices amid renewed tensions in the Middle East, Malacañang said Wednesday, July 15. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire...
The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to replace its weekly fuel price guidance with a single, fixed price parameter to govern the next round of oil company pump price adjustments. This week, the DOE is setting the final range of fuel price adjustments, which will take effect on Tuesday, July 14....
Brace yourselves for a steep increase in fuel expenses next week as the squeeze on global middle distillate inventories and renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East threaten to push domestic diesel prices up by nearly ₱5 per liter. Based on the full-week trading averages of the Mean of...
Consumers are facing a dual energy price shock this month as upward adjustments in generation charges and escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East drive up both household electricity rates and retail pump prices. Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest power distributor,...
