Go welcomes grant of fuel subsidies for affected PUV drivers

Senator Bong Go on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the Cabinet-level Development Budget Coordination Committee to grant fuel subsidies to public utility drivers affected by the increasing world oil prices.

“Nagpapasalamat ako sa kanilang mabilis na pagtugon sa panawagan natin. Alam naman po natin na sa pagtaas ng presyo ng langis, sabay ring tumataas ang presyo ng pangunahing bilihin,” he said.

“Pabigat po ito lalo na sa mga karaniwang Pilipino, lalo na’t may pandemya. Kaya naman malaki po ang maitutulong ng subsidiyang ito upang kahit papaano ay maibsan ang suliraning ito,” Go added.

In a joint statement, the DBCC stated that it is “committed to support our transportation sector, amidst the increasing oil prices.”

To address the burden imposed by the increasing oil prices on the public, the government will release PhP1 billion to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to provide cash grants to around 178,000 bonafide PUV drivers for the remaining months of the year.

These will be distributed using the system established under the Pantawid Pasada Program of the LTFRB.

“Bagama’t mahirap ang buhay ngayon, huwag po tayong mawalan ng pag-asa dahil walang tigil ang ating pagtatrabaho upang maproteksyunan ang buhay, kabuhayan at tiyan ng mga Pilipino,” Go said.

“Kasabay ng paglaban natin sa Covid-19, patuloy rin nating pinupuksa ang hirap at gutom na nararamdaman ng marami sa ating mga kababayan. Walang Pilipino ang dapat mapag-iwanan sa ating muling pagbangon bilang isang mas matatag na bansa,” he added.

Previously, Go has urged concerned agencies to study the possibility of offering fuel discounts and subsidy for strategic sectors as the rising world oil prices burden the Filipino public.

Go said he believes that by giving these benefits, the government will be able to help Filipinos cope with economic and financial burdens.

“Sa pagbibigay ng discount o subsidy, mas mapapagaan natin ang bigat na dulot ng pagtaas ng presyo ng langis,” he said.

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