MANILA – The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has reduced its fuel consumption and adjusted its fuel price costs.
In a news release on Monday, Postmaster General Luis Carlos said the PHLPost is keen to observe good governance practices to meet the needs of the mailing public.
The state-run postal agency relied heavily on fuel for its fleet of mail delivery vehicles and motorcycles nationwide in the previous years.
“That is why I immediately reviewed the contract and negotiated directly with the gasoline provider to reduce the cost,” Carlos said.
“We are happy to say that from PHP107 per liter, we have reduced the pumped price to an average of PHP67 per liter. PHLPost has also reduced the fleet’s overall operating cost in order to continuously meet the needs of the mailing public in terms of reliability, efficiency, and transparency,” he added.
Reduced fuel prices would impact the sustainability of affordable services for the public. Hence, the PHLPost now monitors and controls fuel expenses by setting up spending limits and tracking spending patterns on fuel, fueling frequency, and time of fueling.
“We have revised our contract with the supplier. Our vehicles now carry fleet cards and follow the pumped price in the market. PHLPost will now monitor the fuel consumption and impose a certain limit of gasoline on fuel tanks. The mail vehicles have dashboards while these fleet cards are now bonded to their plate numbers,” Carlos said.
“PHLPost no longer uses its oil depot at CMEC (Central Mail Exchange Center) motor pool in Pasay City, which has added to the cost of fuel. Now, drivers can easily load to any gasoline station without going to CMEC’s motor pool to fill up their gas tank,” he added. (PNA)