00:00With gas prices at the pump having skyrocketed, the president ordered the release of the fuel subsidy for public transport
00:07drivers.
00:08The sector hit hardest by the surge in crude oil and petroleum product prices covered under the subsidy for release
00:14next Tuesday.
00:15Our public utility vehicle drivers have jeepneys, taxi cabs, buses, tricycles, T&Ds, all of whom are classified at this
00:24time as individuals in crisis situations.
00:27This story.
00:30For just 200 pesos, tricycle driver Rajin used to get a full tank. But since fuel prices surged.
00:37Ngayon na makaabot na ng 400. Imbis na iuwi na lang namin sa pampamilya namin na kakarga pa namin sa
00:43gasolina.
00:44Rajin usually stops working by 7 in the evening. But to make up for lost income, money that should have
00:50gone to his child's school allowance, Rajin now has to adjust.
00:54Ngayon po inaabot na po ako hanggang alas 10 po ng gabi. Yung kinikita ako sa isang araw.
01:00Usang araw lang din namin ginagastos yun. Kaya hindi pwedeng hindi bumiyahe. Kaya todo bumiyahe talaga.
01:07President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the distribution of 5,000 pesos in financial assistance to drivers and transport
01:15operators starting next week.
01:17The move is part of the government's effort to ease the impact of rising petroleum prices.
01:22Tricycle drivers, jeepney drivers, taxi and UV drivers, yung TNVS, at lahat pa nung apektado nitong pagtaas ng presyo ng
01:34petrolyo ay now considered individuals in crisis situation.
01:38By Tuesday next week, sisimula na natin yung pagbigay ng tulong pinansyal.
01:42Tricycle and jeepney drivers will be prioritized as local governments already have existing lists of beneficiaries.
01:4930 billion pesos has been allocated for the distribution of financial aid to further reduce the impact of surging fuel
01:56prices, which could also drive up the cost of goods.
02:00The Department of Transportation has met with tollway operators urging discounts for classy vehicles or trucks transporting agricultural products.
02:08We asked them to give a discount. Kung maibalik lang na lahat sa dating toll rate, ang mga titipid nga
02:16po ng isang bus is already 7,400 liters. So malaking tulong na po yun.
02:22Authorities are also expected to decide next week on the temporary removal of aircraft landing and takeoff fees to prevent
02:29a sharp increase in airfares.
02:31This is Sharm Zespina from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
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