Government agencies are being urged to find remedies that could help cushion the oil price impact on consumers, especially the public transport sector, as petroleum products are anticipated to go back to their upward price trend. Senate Committee on Energy Vice Chairman Sherwin T. Gatchalian, noted...
A total of 617,806 qualified recipients will receive fuel cash subsidies under the "Pantawid Pasada Program for Tricycle Drivers” to ease their financial woes amid the rising cost of petroleum products since late last year, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, June 27 called on the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) anew to fast track the distribution of fuel subsidies to targeted beneficiaries of the “Pantawid Pasada” program. Gatchalian made the call as he vows to pursue the provision...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, June 22 urged the government to consider increasing its cash aid for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers affected by the rising cost of fuel to P3,000. Gatchalian made the call as he deemed it much better than suspending the excise tax on fuel, which he...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and all local government units (LGUs) should expedite the release and distribution of fuel subsidies to the 113,000 tricycle drivers and delivery services riders who are among the intended 337,443 beneficiaries of the P2.5-billion Pantawid Pasada program of...
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...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has started distributing some P1 billion worth of fuel subsidies to about 136,000 public utility jeepney (PUJ) drivers in the country as part of the government's assistance program to the transport sector amid the continuous hike in...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, Oct. 14 urged the government to reactivate the government’s fuel subsidy program, Pantawid Pasada Program, to provide relief to the public transport sector that would be affected by the recent oil price increases. Gatchalian said it is important to shield...