Drivers, farmers and other target beneficiaries will just have to wait a little longer before the distribution of fuel subsidies as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Wednesday, April 6 the approval of the petition of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero has urged the government to channel all collections from taxes on fuel to a more substantial aid package for struggling households. Instead of the measly P200 monthly allowance, Escudero said Congress should pass a...
The government can review the current structure of the excise tax laws but it should not do so at the expense of fixing the series of increases in the prices of petroleum, Senator Imee Marcos said on Sunday, March 20. Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, said the immediate...
The government’s fuel subsidies to public transport drivers and operators, while needed, is not enough. That is why the government should start thinking of long-term solutions to address the country’s woes on fuel price increases, senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Thursday....
Malacañang has announced the release of P3 billion worth of fuel subsidy to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) intended for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers, farmers, and fisherfolks to cushion the impact of the consecutive oil price hikes. (Alvin...
Senate Committee on Finance chief Senator Sonny Angara on Wednesday urged the Departments of Transportation (DOTr) and Agriculture (DA) and other agencies concerned with the distribution of fuel subsidies to be prepared to distribute fuel vouchers to the transport and agriculture sectors affected...
Magsasaka party-list Rep. Argel Cabatbat called on the national government to begin the urgent distribution of fuel subsidies for farmers and fishermen amid the rapidly increasing prices of petroleum products. Magsasaka Partylist Rep. Argel Joseph Cabatbat (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) He is...
While it recognized the plight of all public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers amid the pandemic and the hike in fuel prices, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said the government's fuel subsidy program is currently allocated for jeepney drivers only. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
Over 20.8 million beneficiaries have benefited from the government’s social amelioration initiatives, receiving financial assistance worth about P220.7 billion under the Bayanihan laws, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Wednesday, July 14. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced Friday, June 18, that the payout for unserved second tranche and waitlisted beneficiaries of the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) in Manila City has been rescheduled for a later date. Disregarding any form of...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that it is bringing back its 50 percent subsidy on the cost of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for qualified local tourists. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (Ali Vicoy / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Tourism Secretary...
