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Senators made a call to expedite assistance to drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUV), amid the latest big-time oil price hike implemented by oil companies. Senator Joel Villanueva urged the government to hasten the distribution of assistance for both the transport and agriculture sectors. Villanueva pushed for an additional P2 billion assistance on top of […]
“Tinanggalan na ng pasada, pinagkaitan pa ng ayuda.” Senator Nancy Binay expressed disappointment by the lack of government effort to seriously fast track the implementation of the Service Contracting Program for public utility drivers. “Mahigit nang isang taong pinagkaitan ng ayuda ang mga kapatid nating mga namamasada. The DOTr and the LTFRB are invisible, and […]
Senator Grace Poe urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to “put the pedal to the metal” and accelerate the disbursement of the P5.58-billion service contracting program. “What’s supposed to be a lifeline for jeepney and bus drivers appears to be stalled due to bureaucratic traffic,” said Poe, who […]