Manila, June 15 -- Logistics firms servicing agriculture-related clients will be included in the government's fuel subsidy program, according to the Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday.

In an online briefing, DOE Director Rino Abad said funding for agri-servicing logistics vehicles will come from the Department of Agriculture (DA).

He said the state-owned Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) is currently collating data on the plate numbers of vehicles to be enrolled in the program.

"In the next two weeks, there will be a reorientation for the oil firms and that's when we'll know the list of logistics vehicle units to be covered," he said.

The program currently covers drivers of jeepneys and utility vehicles (UV), who receive PHP1...