A group of fishers on Saturday, March 14, criticized what it described as the government’s “slow-paced and insufficient” distribution of fuel subsidies as rising oil prices continue to burden small fishers. Progressive fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas...
The provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya will provide fuel subsidy to tricycle drivers to ease the impact of oil price increases. Gov. Jose Gambito said Friday that the provincial government increased the budget for the fuel subsidy from ₱18 million to ₱33 million and the assistance is...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Friday, March 13, said it has completed the consolidation and endorsement of the list of qualified messenger-riders under authorized delivery firms for the implementation of a fuel subsidy program. “The Department of...
The Valenzuela City government announced on Thursday, March 12, that qualified public transport drivers will receive a P5,000 fuel subsidy from the national government to help ease the impact of rising fuel prices. According to the city’s Public Information Office, the assistance will be...
Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay on Friday, March 13, lauded the national government for the P5,000 fuel subsidy it has allocated for tricycle drivers, providing them with much-needed reprieve from the steep surge in fuel prices caused by the ongoing Middle East conflict. “We thank President...
Metro Manila Council (MMC) President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora assured residents in Metro Manila of the national and local government 's readiness in providing assistance to individuals affected by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East that has caused prices of crude oil in the...
President Marcos has ordered the immediate distribution of a P5,000 fuel subsidy for public utility drivers affected by rising oil prices amid ongoing tensions and conflict in the Middle East. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said the financial assistance will be distributed starting next week to...
ILOILO CITY – The local government here has initially allocated P3 million for the subsidy of around 1,700 public utility vehicles in anticipation of a fuel price hike amid the crisis in the Middle East. Mayor Raisa Treñas said they looked into how they can help the drivers as fuel prices are...
Senators urged the government on Sunday, March 1, to help keep oil prices in check following the United States and Israel’s attack on Iran. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said the government should exhaust all efforts at keeping oil prices at bay as geo-political tensions in the Middle...
President Marcos announced simplified rules that will make electricity subsidies more accessible to poor households and streamline the application process for solar net-metering, allowing families to install panels and sell excess power to the grid more easily. Speaking at the “Collective...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso personally handed over two checks for P117.5 million to Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) President Atty. Domingo "Sonny" Reyes Jr. as subsidy for the city-run university during his surprise visit to PLM on Friday, Jan. 23. According to Domagoso,...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced it has launched an internal review and pledged full cooperation with investigators following a Commission on Audit (COA) report flagging P20 billion in unliquidated and delayed education subsidy grants under the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES)...
