MANILA, Philippines鈥擣eeling the pinch of spiraling oil prices, the Armed Forces of the Philippines has ordered all military units to adopt austerity measures in the use of its petroleum, oil, and lubricant (POL) products.
AFP Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Jessie Dellosa issued a directive outlining austerity measures on the military鈥檚 consumption of POL products to 鈥渕inimize (the) impact (of oil price hikes) in the accomplishment of the organization鈥檚 mission.鈥�
He directed all military commanders in the headquarters and the field to strictly observe the guidelines.
In his directive, Dellosa said the release of POL supply to military units should prioritize peace and security operations while 鈥渘on-essential movement of vehicles shall be avoided.鈥�
He ordered military office personnel to devise a 鈥渃arpool鈥� scheme among themselves to save on fuel expenses.
And 鈥渨henever possible,鈥� Dellosa said, all units and offices should avoid or minimize the use of gas-guzzling vehicles that use fuel inefficiently.
Dellosa also ordered military personnel to strictly follow the periodic preventive maintenance schedule of military vehicles.
鈥淲e assure (the public) that this will not affect the performance of our major responsibilities and mission,鈥� he said in a statement.
Even before Dellosa鈥檚 directive, all military units and offices are required to submit a monthly oil consumption report as part of monitoring of POL transactions.
The AFP also observes the policy of not issuing fuel to military vehicles without a decal, as well as to vehicles prohibited to travel based on the Metro Manila Development Authority鈥檚 coding scheme.
鈥淭his is our way of expressing our oneness with the nation in doing all possible means in saving and conserving our resources,鈥� Dellosa said in a statement.鈥�With Frances Mangosing, 黑料社