The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said as much as ₱2.7 billion in financial assistance for transport network vehicle service (TNVS), motorcycle taxi, and delivery drivers could have been lost to duplicate or questionable entries if payouts were coursed through e-wallets...
Senator Mark Villar has urged lawmakers to expedite passage of a bill that seeks to expand social protection for workers and small businesses that are reeling from the rising cost of fuel. In filing Senate Bill No. 2032 or the proposed Relief and Recovery Interventions for Low-Income Earners,...
The Valenzuela City government rushed a mobile shower and toilet unit, a water filtration unit, and ambulances to Obando, Bulacan to aid 150 families displaced by the Navotas Sanitary Landfill fire. Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian said the initiative reflects the city’s swift coordination and...
Malacañang has warned operators of transport network vehicle services (TNVS) who may not be reporting the exact number of drivers, leading to discrepancies in the list of cash aid beneficiaries. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro alleged that some TNVS companies...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) under VP Sara Duterte on Tuesday, April 21, announced the extension of operating hours for its “Libreng Sakay” (free ride) program across the National Capital Region (NCR) in response to the scheduled three-day transport strike, set to run until April 23....
A Cabinet member disclosed that the government has spent nearly P5 billion to assist public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers with cash assistance amid high fuel prices in the country. "Ang total na nagagastos na ng gobyerno is close to P5 billion as we speak right now. Pero tuloy tuloy pa (The total...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will roll out additional special payout schedules this week for motorcycle taxi drivers and delivery riders in Metro Manila who were unable to receive cash relief assistance, following issues encountered in earlier distributions. DSWD...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has extended assistance to the family of a motorcycle taxi driver who collapsed and later died while waiting in line for a special payout for drivers in Quezon City on Saturday, April 18. The payout at the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) forms...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) clarified that beneficiaries of its cash relief assistance for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers are not required to secure any certification from the Commission on Elections (Comelec), amid circulating claims linking such a requirement to...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan - Some 8,000 farmers, fisherfolk, and tricycle drivers from two towns in La Union received cash assistance from their local governments as part of the fuel subsidy program to help cushion the impact of the oil price hike among vulnerable sectors. In Agoo, a total of 3,012...
The Navotas City government has extended relief assistance to around 3,000 families in Obando, Bulacan affected by smoke from the Navotas Sanitary Landfill Facility (NSFL) fire. Navotas Mayor John Rey Tiangco said the city government provided 3,000 sacks of rice for families in four barangays in...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city has released rice assistance to 2,200 Transportation Network Vehicle Services drivers since Sunday, April 12. They received five kilos of rice each from the city government to provide relief amid the oil crisis. Validation of the list of names for the...
