The Department of Education (DepEd) is expanding its subsidy program for students enrolled in private schools, targeting more than 2.4 million beneficiaries for School Year 2026–2027 under the expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (E-GASTPE). Of the total...
Malacañang said Congress should revisit the country’s lifeline rate system to ensure a fair and balanced distribution of electricity subsidies, amid growing concerns from consumers over rising power bills. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said this as Meralco...
State-lender Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) is expanding its response to the energy crisis through a coordinated package of fuel subsidies, commuter rebates, and low-interest loans, aiming to shield the transport and agriculture sectors from volatile global prices. Landbank said in a statement...
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV said on Tuesday, April 28 electricity subsidies and other mandated discounts should be funded through the national budget and not by consumers, particularly by low and middle-income households. Aquino, who has filed Senate Resolution No. 375, pointed ...
Las Piñas City rolled out a P5,000 fuel lifeline for 2,300 tricycle and jeepney drivers on April 25, staging a special payout to make sure no one was left behind. Mayor April Aguilar said the distribution at the Aguilar Sports Complex targeted those who missed the first round, guaranteeing all...
While a lot of those in the transport sector are yet to receive their share of fuel subsidy, these 10 taxi drivers really tried to take advantage by trying to pull a trick to claim at least twice during the distribution in Quezon City on Friday, April 24. But they were busted and the Land...
SANTA MARIA, BULACAN — It was a festive atmosphere inside the gymnasium of Fortunato F. Halili National Agricultural School in Barangay Guyong as 7,102 members of the Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA) lined up to receive P5,000 cash aid each from the Department of Social Welfare...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday, April 20, ordered a review of the city’s fuel subsidy system after a motorcycle taxi rider died during the distribution of assistance amid extreme heat. Belmonte expressed condolences to the bereaved family and said the city government would strengthen...
A rider died while waiting in line to receive P5,000 in fuel subsidy from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City on April 18, the agency confirmed. The fuel assistance program drew a large number of applicants, with long queues forming...
Around P3.3 million worth of fuel subsidy will be directly downloaded to 28 groups of drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Mimaropa region as part of the intervention measures amid complaints of slow distribution of cash assistance. Vigor D. Mendoza II, chairman of the Land...
The Muntinlupa City government has begun implementing an ordinance, granting indigent solo parents P1,000 in monthly cash assistance. More than 700 beneficiaries recently received their first quarter payout under Muntinlupa Ordinance No. 2025-311 or the Muntinlupa City Solo Parents Cash Subsidy...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto has ordered local government units (LGUs) to work closely with transport and energy agencies to ensure the smooth rollout of fuel subsidies and fare discounts for commuters amid rising oil prices. Recto said this following a meeting on Wednesday, April 15, that...
