QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 518)
The Secretary of the Department of Local Government and Community Development, the Secretary of the Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications, the Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority, the Chairman of the Philippine National Oil Company, and the Chairman of the Oil Industry Commission are directed to implement the program.
The special assistance program covers a period of three (3) months effective immediately from the date of the LOI.
The program covers bus and jeepney operators, small fishing boats below 3 gross tons belonging to duly registered fishing cooperatives, and rice and corn haulers registered with the National Grains Authority as of the date of the LOI.
Bus and jeepney operators and other covered parties are given 11 centavos per liter for regular gasoline and 6.60 centavos per liter for automotive diesel fuel as special assistance.
The Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) is responsible for designing, developing, and operating the system in coordination with the Barangays, Department of Local Government and Community Development, Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications, Oil Industry Commission, and oil companies.
The Director-General of NEDA is tasked with reviewing the special assistance program and submitting recommendations regarding the program and the possibility of extending the three-month period.
No, only small fishing boats below 3 gross tons that belong to duly registered fishing cooperatives are covered under this LOI.
Barangays coordinate with the Philippine National Oil Company and relevant government departments in implementing the assistance system.
No, it is initially a temporary program for a period of three months with a possibility of extension based on the recommendations of NEDA.