Capitol carpools to save on fuel
The Cebu provincial government is seriously cutting on fuel expenses as it implements car pooling measures.
Bernard Calderon, head of the Provincial General Services Office (PGSO) told Cebu Daily News that buying diesel fuel by bulk from Petron results in discounts that helped them save up on ‘excessive’ fuel expenses.
Department heads, he said, are now directed to coordinate their trips to be able to share vehicles in their trips.
“Instead of using individually their service vehicle, sharing of service vehicle if there is only one destination,” Calderon said.
Aside from the car pooling, they also practice the “No trip ticket, No travel order, No issuance of fuel” at Capitol.
All vehicles are also directed to be parked every Friday at the Capitol’s parking lot.
If there’s a scheduled travel in the weekends, drivers must secure a travel order from the office of the Provincial Administrator.
Meanwhile, Calderon also showed a record of the fuel allowances they give to the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) and the 78th Infantry Battalion (78IB).
Every month CPPO gets 1000 liters of diesel per month and 150 liters of gasoline per month while the 78IB gets 500 liters per month for diesel.
Other units like the Regional Mobile Group (RMG) gets 500 liters of diesel per month and the Special Reaction Unit (SRU) receives 200 liters per month from the Capitol’s oil depot.
