The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it is working to plug gaps in its public utility vehicle (PUV) cash aid list, with more than 170,000 unlisted drivers being validated for possible inclusion in a special payout after Holy Week. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on...
Two government assistance programs are being implemented in the Philippines to help public utility drivers cope with rising fuel prices triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Although both programs aim to support the country’s transport sector, they differ in design and...
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian reaffirmed the agency’s mandate to provide social protection during crises, as he denied allegations of irregularities in the distribution of cash relief assistance (CRA) to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers....
Motorcycle taxi drivers in the National Capital Region (NCR) are scheduled to receive ₱5,000 cash relief assistance from March 26 to 28 under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. The DSWD said the official list of...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday, March 24 reassured public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers that its cash relief assistance (CRA) program has enough funds to continue, amid false reports that the agency had run out of money. “There is no truth to the claim that...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to roll out its cash relief assistance (CRA) for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers outside the National Capital Region (NCR) after Holy Week to help cushion the impact of rising fuel prices on their livelihood. DSWD Assistant...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the registration and operating license of Gul-Zara Lending Investor Corp. after the firm failed to meet mandatory reporting requirements and defied moratorium on new digital lending platforms. The corporate regulator’s Financing and Lending...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin distributing ₱5,000 each in cash relief assistance (CRA) to transport network vehicle service (TNVS) drivers in Metro Manila on March 24, with other public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers set to receive aid in the following days....
A total of 59,149 tricycle drivers in Metro Manila have received ₱5,000 each under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program as of Wednesday noon, March 18, the second day of payouts. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian...
President Marcos has led the first wave of distribution of cash relief assistance to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers affected by the sudden increase of oil prices. In leading the cash payout distribution on Tuesday, March 17 in Sta. Mesa, Manila, Marcos stressed the need to provide cash...
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...
About 139,000 tricycle drivers in Metro Manila will receive a P5,000 cash subsidy from the government to help offset the impact of rising fuel prices, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced on Thursday, March 12. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the distribution will...
