TACLOBAN CITY — Greater than 10,000 public transport drivers throughout Jap Visayas are set to obtain P5,000 every in monetary help from the Division of Social Welfare and Improvement (DSWD), as the federal government seeks to ease the burden of rising gas costs on the transport sector.
DSWD regional spokesperson, lawyer Jonalyn Chua, stated the money distribution will start after the Holy Week observance, permitting time to finalize the checklist of beneficiaries and full logistical preparations.
The help will initially cowl 10,971 drivers in seven main cities: Tacloban, Ormoc, and Baybay in Leyte; Catbalogan and Calbayog in Samar; Maasin in Southern Leyte; and Borongan in Jap Samar.
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“We solely have preliminary data relating to the money aid help. That is initially for seven cities in Area 8, concentrating on 10,971 beneficiaries at ₱5,000 every,” Chua stated.
This system, which would require round P85 million in funding, is a part of the nationwide authorities’s response to successive gas worth hikes which have considerably affected transportation prices and drivers’ each day earnings.
In lots of components of Jap Visayas, significantly in smaller cities and rural areas, motorcycle-for-hire (MCH) companies stay a major mode of public transport, making drivers particularly susceptible to gas worth fluctuations.
In Tacloban Metropolis alone, greater than 2,000 MCH drivers and operators have already registered for the subsidy throughout an enlistment exercise held on March 26. The exercise was performed by the native DSWD workplace in coordination with town authorities.
To make sure correct concentrating on and accountability, solely registered MCH drivers and operators will qualify for the help. The checklist of beneficiaries is presently being validated utilizing data from the Tacloban Metropolis Enterprise Permits and Licensing Division, making certain that help reaches reliable and compliant transport staff.
Officers stated the money help goals to offer fast aid whereas serving to maintain transport companies amid ongoing financial pressures, significantly as gas prices proceed to impression each operators and commuters throughout the area. INQ /mr
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