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2,100 jeepney drivers in Bacolod City receive DSWD cash aid

Published May 15, 2026 01:19 pm
JEEPNEY drivers receiving P5,000 financial assistance from the government. (DSWD-NIR)
JEEPNEY drivers receiving P5,000 financial assistance from the government. (DSWD-NIR)
BACOLOD CITY – At least 2,111 Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ) drivers in this highly urbanized city received cash relief assistance (CRA) from the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Negros Island Region (DSWD-NIR) starting Thursday.
The three-day payout is being held at SM City Bacolod with assistance from the city’s Department of Social Services and Development (DSSD).
Each beneficiary is entitled to receive P5,000 to help ease the impact of rising fuel prices amid the Middle East conflict.
In an interview, DSSD head Richelle Verdeprado-Mangga said those included in the payroll are PUJ drivers listed in the database of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), which then forwarded the list of beneficiaries to the DSWD.
“This is for the jeepney drivers for now. For those from other sectors, such as taxi drivers, we are still waiting for an update,” she added.
Bacolod Alliance of Commuters, Operators, and Drivers-Manibela president Rudy Catedral welcomed the financial assistance extended to the jeepney drivers within their group.
“We are happy and thankful for this, especially to the local government unit, which also endorsed our inclusion in the list. Despite being unconsolidated and not yet renewed, the LTFRB granted our request for assistance,” he added.
Last month, 13,026 tricycle drivers in the city also received the P5,000 CRA, including 9,617 drivers in the initial batch of payout and an additional 3,409 beneficiaries in the final batch, DSSD records showed.
The city government earlier submitted for verification a list of 10,551 local drivers eligible for the subsidy, including Transport Network Vehicle Services (TNVS) drivers endorsed by their companies.
City officials are awaiting the release schedule.
The city government released P9 million in financial assistance to five organizations under the Sustainable Program for Resilient and Optimum Urban Transformation (SPROUT) during the City Development Council meeting on Monday, May 11.
Among the beneficiaries were farmer and fisherfolks from 13 associations identified under the program spearheaded by the Bacolod Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO) and the City Planning and Development Office.
SPROUT seeks to help marginalized sectors such as farmers, fisherfolk, and senior citizens become more self-sufficient through sustainable food production and the adoption of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP).
Mayor Greg Gasataya said the funding, sourced from the city’s 20 percent Development Fund, is intended to strengthen community self-reliance and reduce sanitary landfill waste.
The city has started releasing Annual Investment Program allocations to Barangays Alangilan, Villamonte, and 18 for the installation of solar streetlights and closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras to support energy conservation and improve peace and order efforts.
The city government extended P1.4 million in aid to 358 beneficiaries under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation program on Tuesday, May 12, with P1.217 million was allotted for medical assistance benefiting 313 individuals and P193,000 for burial assistance to 43 beneficiaries. Two fire victims received P25,000 in financial aid. (with PNA)

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