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 Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said it is boosting initiatives to roll out solar-powered and renewable energy solutions for farmers and drivers following the adverse effects of the Middle East conflict on the supply and price of petroleum products in the country. In the...
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) 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...
Warm meals and on-the-ground assistance reached drivers and commuters in Tondo, Manila, as the city government continued its “Hot Meals on Wheels” program on April 14 and 15, coinciding with the start of a three-day transport strike on April 15. On its first day on Tuesday, April 14, the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has released P1.3 billion in cash relief assistance to a total of 259, 979 tricycle drivers outside Metro Manila. Each beneficiary received P5,000 during simultaneous regional payouts conducted from April 8 to 10, based on field reports from...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Negros Island Region (DSWD-NIR) has released a total of P155.34 million in fuel subsidies to 31,068 tricycle drivers during a three-day payout held from April 8 to 10. The number represents 89.88 percent of the agency’s target of...
The government is moving to wrap up the first round of cash assistance for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers in the regions this month, as it ramps up support for the transport sector amid rising fuel costs. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said the...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – More than 24,000 tricycle drivers in the Ilocos region have received P5,000 cash assistance each from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The financial aid was released under the agency’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS)...
In a time when rising fuel prices continue to burden ordinary Filipinos, a relatively low-key content creator is drawing widespread praise for a simple act of kindness. Arshie Larga, a vlogger-pharmacist known for his educational health content, recently extended fuel assistance to tricycle drivers...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development released P137.295 million in cash relief assistance to 27,549 tricycle drivers on the first day of the payout in Negros Island Region on Wednesday. Negros Occidental, including this highly-urbanized city, disbursed a total of...