P1 discount on diesel to public utility jeeps and vans at DOE gas lanes

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
January 24, 2008

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte  –  In order to cushion the impact of the oil price hikes on the transport industry, the government has provided DOE Lanes in designated gasoline stations where Public Utility Jeeps and Vans are given a P1 discount a liter on diesel.

In Tacloban City, there are already DOE Lanes in several designated gasoline stations. The first to be observed by the Philippine Information Agency is the Shell Station along Real St. where a prominent sign reads: DOE Lane, P1 discount for Public Utility Jeeps and Vans.

Honorable Wilson Uy who owns the station informed the Philippine Information Agency that such discount has been made available in his stations at Real St., and in Pawing, Palo, Leyte, since last week.

He said that Shell Abucay and several other designated gasoline stations of the various oil companies also have this DOE Lane.

Hon. Uy said that the Department of Energy made arrangements with oil companies to give discounts to the transport industry which is the most affected sector in the oil price hikes.

This is a manifestation that the government is doing its best so that the sector will not suffer a great set back because of the continued increase in world oil prices, Councilor Uy said.

This is also the answer of the oil companies in the government’s call to help reduce the impact of the high oil prices to the industry players and to the general public.

In Tacloban City and suburbs, Petron stations in Real St. owned by Mr. Mateo Chua, Hi-Q Petron along Avenida Rizal corner Avenida Veteranos owned by Mr. Rey Chua, and Yu Petron owned by Hon. Analiza Yu in Pawing have DOE Lanes, Mr. Boying Lelis of Petron Depot in Tacloban informed PIA.

The Philippine Information Agency was able to contact Mr. Rey Maleza of the DOE Visayas Field Office who provided the link for the gasoline stations nationwide which give discounts to public utility vehicles. The total number of gasoline stations all over the country which give discounts totaled to more than 600. However, PIA observed that the listing is as of the first quarter of 2007.

PIA noted that during the November meeting of Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes, the oil companies informed that they are in the process of increasing the number of stations that offer diesel fuel at a discounted price to public utility vehicles.