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...
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...
Tricycle drivers opened up about their fears of losing their livelihoods amid reported plans to modernize the tricycle sector as senatorial candidate Bam Aquino promised to fight for their rights if he gets another term in the Senate. Independent senatorial candidate Bam Aquino speaks to tricycle...
Benhur Abalos (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Senatorial aspirant Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos, Jr. has committed to help officers and members of tricycle operators and drivers’ association (TODA) in Metro Manila who have been complaining of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government signed a Memorandum of Agreement with a prominent ride-hailing firm at the Zamboanga City Hall on Tuesday, June 4, in an effort to improve public transport operations and services here. MAYOR John Dalipe and officials of Grab Philippines sign a Memorandum of...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government recently released a one-time fuel subsidy of P1,000 to tricycle drivers here to enable them to cope with oil price hikes. TRICYCLE drivers receive a one-time fuel subsidy amounting to P1,000 from the city government led by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A group of tricycle drivers and operators in this city has shunned digital payments because it is not applicable to their public utility vehicle. Paul Cempron, chairman of the Federation of Motorela Drivers and Operators in Cagayan de Oro, said the enactment of proposed...
BACOLOD CITY – A tricycle driver was gunned down near a shopping mall on Rizal St., Barangay 12 here on Tuesday, July 18. The victim was identified as Joenel Pahilanga, 29, of Kabugwason, Barangay Mansilingan, this city. Police Major Elmer Bonilla, head of Police Station 1, said the victim...
Supporters of Vice President Sara Duterte were all praises for the official for not forgetting her campaign promise of visiting them after the election season is over. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) She revisited some sectors on Saturday, Dec. 17, for her “Balik-Pasasalamat.” Chareto...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday, Dec. 17, led the distribution of Christmas packages to her supporters in Manila and Quezon City, which she said was also a way for her to thank them for their support in the 2022 elections. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) “Muli nating binisita ang...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano and Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista have agreed to help expedite the distribution of fuel subsidies to thousands of tricycle drivers nationwide. The two met on Friday, December 9, to discuss the concerns of thousands of tricycle drivers who have yet to receive...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano gave discounts on fuel products as her birthday treat to jeepney and tricycle drivers in the city on Saturday, Aug. 20. Rubiano who celebrated her birthday on August 16 is continuing to give birthday treats to different sectors as a “mother” of the city. She...
