SF | 63K drivers and business owners get government fuel subsidies | MANILA – A government fuel subsidy was given to over 63,000 drivers and owners of public utility vehicles (PUVs) in the first two days it was made available, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said Thursday.
It said in a statement that as of September 14, PHP417,086,500 had been given to the drivers and managers of 63,864 PUVs.
Based on figures from the LTFRB, 23,047 PUV operators got the subsidy on September 13 and 40,817 got it the next day, the LTFRB said in Filipino.
It said that most of these people would benefit are people who run traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJs), modern PUJs, public utility buses, minibuses, “Filcabs,” tourist transport services, and school transport services.
It let other PUV owners and drivers know that the fuel discount would still be given out.
A total of 1.36 million people are likely to benefit from the PHP3-billion program to subsidize fuel.
Drivers of modernized PUVs will get PHP10,000 as part of the fuel subsidy program. Drivers of standard four-wheel PUVs will get PHP6,500, delivery riders will get PHP1,200, and tricycle drivers will get PHP1,000. (With a report from Raymond Carl dela Cruz/PNA)
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