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DSWD to open 30 payout sites for ₱5,000 cash aid to Metro Manila tricycle drivers on March 17

Published Mar 16, 2026 01:29 pm
Motorists line up at a gasoline station along Intramuros in Manila on Monday, March 9, 2026, a day before the implementation of staggered fuel price adjustments. (John Louie Abrina / Manila Bulletin)
Motorists line up at a gasoline station along Intramuros in Manila on Monday, March 9, 2026, a day before the implementation of staggered fuel price adjustments. (John Louie Abrina / Manila Bulletin)
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin distributing P5,000 cash assistance to around 139,000 tricycle drivers in Metro Manila starting Tuesday, March 17, at 6 a.m., as part of the government’s cash relief assistance (CRA) to ease the impact of rising fuel prices on public transport drivers.
DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the payout will be conducted in 30 sites across 17 local government units (LGUs), with beneficiaries scheduled in morning and afternoon batches to avoid overcrowding and ensure smooth operations.
“Tomorrow, we will start as initially planned. We will be able to finish the distribution of assistance to tricycle drivers by Thursday (March 19),” Gatchalian said in a joint press conference with Department of Transportation Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Chairperson Vigor Mendoza II on Monday, March 16.
“Bring your driver’s license, original and photocopy. That’s all. Do not go if you don’t have a confirmed schedule, as your name will not appear in the payment list,” he added.
Gatchalian pointed out that helpdesks will be available at all sites to resolve minor discrepancies on the spot, such as incorrect birthdays on the beneficiary list.
The DSWD chief enumerated the 30 payout sites as follows:
Caloocan: Buena Park, Barangay 80, UE Subdivision Clubhouse 964; Pacquiao Covered Court, Bagumbong Sports Complex; Glorietta Park, Barangay 187 Tala
Las Piñas: Aguilar Sports Complex, Pilar Village
Makati: Makati City Quadrangle
Malabon: ATIS Covered Court, Barangay Potrero
Mandaluyong: Mandaluyong College of Science and Technology Gymnasium
Manila: Patricia Paraiso Sports Complex, 658 Flora Street, Tondo; Barangay 377 Covered Court, Pampanga Street, Sta. Cruz; Dakota Covered Court, Barangay 659, Ermita; ASAC Covered Court, Barangay 627, M. Araullo Street, Sta. Mesa
Marikina: Plenary Marikina Convention Center
Muntinlupa: Muntinlupa Sports Complex
Navotas: Navotas Convention Center
Parañaque: Palanyag Gym, Barangay San Dionisio; Don Bosco Gym, Barangay Don Bosco
Pasay: Cuneta Astrodome
Pasig: Pineda Multipurpose Hall, Barangay Pineda; Damayan Multipurpose Hall, Barangay Pinagbuhatan
Pateros: Pateros Sports Complex, San Pedro
Quezon City: Former District Action Office, Barangay Katipunan; SB Park Batasan Hills; 5K People’s Park Covered Court, Barangay Milagrosa; Risen Garden, Quezon City Hall, Diliman; Buenamar Park, Novaliches, Barangay Novaliches Proper; SB Park, Barangay Tandang Sora
San Juan: Makabagong San Juan Theater, National Government Agency
Taguig: Lakeshore Activity Center, Gate 3, C6 Road, Barangay Lower Bicutan
Valenzuela: Valenzuela City Amphitheater; ALERT Multipurpose Hall
Gatchalian also assured other public utility vehicle (PUV) groups, such as jeepney, taxi, bus, and transport network vehicle service (TNVS) drivers, that the distribution of the CRA will be expanded once the lists of beneficiaries are available and validated.
“We are targeting to start the payout for jeepney drivers in Metro Manila next Monday. After that, the other sectors will likely follow one after another,” the DSWD chief said.
For transport groups in other provinces and cities, the DSWD is already collating the list of drivers through its regional field offices.
“We have already started collating the list, so in the near future, that will also begin. As I mentioned before, our regional offices handle different areas. They are already collating the lists, or starting the process of collating them, so the payouts can also proceed,” Gatchalian said.

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