Inaprubahan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang rekomendasyon ng Department of Energy (DOE) na ipatupad ang P2.5 bilyong Pantawid Pasada Program.
Ito ay para maayudahan ang mga tsuper sa mga pampublikong sasakyan sa gitna ng patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng produktong petrolyo dahil sa tensyon sa pagitan ng Ukraine at Russia.
Ayon kay Cabinet Secretary at acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles, inaprubahan din ng Pangulo ang P500 milyong fuel discount program para sa mga magsasaka at mga mangingisda.
“On the supply of oil, the President approved the recommendations of the Department of Energy (DOE) to implement the P2.5-B Pantawid Pasada, and P500-M fuel discount program for farmers and fisherfolks,” pahayag ni Nograles.
Ayon kay Nograles, patuloy na magbabantay ang DOE para tiyaking sapat ang suplay ng produktong petrolyo sa bansa.
“The DOE will continue to monitor the sufficiency in supply and quality and will make sure there will be no short selling,” pahayag ni Nograles.
Hinihimok din ng Palasyo ang Kongreso na rebyuhin ang Oil Deregulation Law.
“For the medium-term, we call on Congress to review the Oil Deregulation Law, particularly provisions on unbundling the price, and the inclusion of the minimum inventory requirements in the law, as well as giving the government intervention powers/authority to intervene when there is a spike and/or prolonged increase of prices of oil products,” pahayag ni Nograles.
Para sa medium-term measures, dapat din aniyang mayroong strategic petroleum reserve infrastructure, Minimum Inventory Requirements (MIR) at isulong ang energy conservation at efficiency.
“The President further approved the recommendations of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to accelerate renewable energy adoption, support investments in Utility Scale Battery Storage to maximize utilization of renewable energy sources, support investments in modern storage facilities for oil and grains to increase within-the-border holding capacity and empower the private sector to help in strategic stockpiling,” pahayag ni Nograles.