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Senator Win Gatchalian took to task the local government units (LGUs) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for the long delay in the distribution of fuel subsidy to tricycle drivers, which stemmed from the inaccuracy of beneficiaries’ names submitted to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). “Hanggang ngayon ay […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to speed up the efficient distribution of fuel subsidies to the targeted beneficiaries in the public transport sector. Gatchalian made the call as he is set to pursue the provision of the third tranche of the fuel subsidy program to provide economic relief […]
The lack of an existing database has been the cause of delay in the distribution of the government’s fuel subsidy program, Senator Win Gatchalian said. “Hanggang ngayon ay marami pang hindi nakakakuha ng ayudang ito halos tatlong linggo na mula nang magsimulang mamigay ng Pantawid Pasada dahil na rin sa kawalan ng listahan ng mga […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan called for the suspension of the government program that would phase out 15-year-old jeepneys as drivers and operators are still reeling from the lockdowns and the almost-weekly oil price hikes. “Ipagpaliban muna ang pagpapalit ng lumang jeep. Hirap na hirap na ang ating mga tsuper at operator. Di pa nga nakakabawi dahil […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is planning to file a bill institutionalizing the Pantawid Pasada Program to address the adverse effects of oil price hikes, particularly among the vulnerable sectors such as the public transport. “This is a tried and tested program already. We have done it in the past, in many of the aberrations in world […]
The national government should go after those involved in the corruption of COVID-19 response funds, including the overpriced Pharmally contracts, and not ordinary citizens who are unvaccinated due to various reasons including the inaccessibility of vaccines, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. Pangilinan said the P7.5 billion Pantawid Pasada Program (PPP) in this year’s budget can be used […]
In the wake of the spiraling increase in oil prices, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the government to reactivate the fuel subsidy Pantawid Pasada Program to provide relief to the public transport sector and cushion the impact of high fuel prices on the riding and consuming public. “Ang panawagan ko sa ating pamahalaan ay protektahan natin […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the government has failed to mention how it intends to help drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) who are also reeling from the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine enforced to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). PUV drivers are left with no choice but to stop operating while all […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to ensure a 100 percent distribution of the fuel subsidies for public jeepney drivers and operators this year in the wake of the recent oil price hike. During the recent Senate inquiry on the security plans of the Department of Energy following the drone strikes […]