Marcos distributes P5,000 cash aid to PUV drivers

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Marcos distributes P5,000 cash aid to PUV drivers  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on March 17, 2026 leads the distribution of P5,000 cash assistance to drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) affected by the spike in oil prices due to the war in the Middle East, beginning with tricycle drivers in Metro Manila. Speaking to reporters after the distribution of cash relief assistance in Sta. Mesa, Manila, Marcos said that more beneficiaries would receive aid in the coming days as the war in the Middle East continues. He said the government would prioritize first the tricycle drivers, followed by the drivers of jeepneys and the TNVS. A total of 139,000 tricycle drivers in Metro Manila will receive P5,000 under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation Program.  VIDEO BY CATHERINE VALENTE AND AFP  Check out our Streaming Channel: https://streaming.manilatimes.net/  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at [https://www.manilatimes.net](https://www.manilatimes.net/)  Follow us: Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion  Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Check out our Podcasts: Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #TMTNews

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00:00Well, no, this is just the beginning of the distribution.

00:07This is something that we have to do because of the sudden increase in oil prices.

00:20We will start, we will do 30,000 of the tricycle drivers, susunod ang jeepney driver,

00:32and then yung TNBS has susunod after that.

00:35That's the one.

00:36Our records are not hindi-completong record natin sa TNBS.

00:40Yung sa jeepney, susunod yun siguro late this week or early next week.

00:45Sir, there is so much uncertainty going around.

00:48What would you like to tell our people

00:49sa mga nagkaalala po sa posibleng mangyari sa mga susunod na linggo o araw?

00:54Andito tayo, dada yung government, andito ang gobyerno, andito ang pamalaan.

00:58At talagang pinabantayan natin kung ano mga bagong pag-iayari,

01:02kung ano bang narating para naman matiyak na patuloy na makapaghanap po ang ating mga kapapayan

01:09at patuloy na makapasok sa trabaho yung ating mga commuter

01:14at patuloy lang.

01:16At hindi naman masyado maging problema

01:18itong nangyari nga sa yung gera sa Middle East.

01:22At asahan po ninyo na kapu ay nakumantay at nakakaalalay sa lahat ng ating mga pampayan.

01:30Thank you so much.

01:39Thank you so much.

01:44Thank you so much.eanjiniens.

01:56Yij интерес! Yij

02:00interess!

02:01Yes, yes!

02:46it's really everyday

02:51every night

02:52every night

02:56Did you go to my restaurant?

02:59Thank you very much!

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