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Philippine authorities have begun distributing financial assistance to public transport workers in Manila to help them cope with significantly rising fuel prices. The Department of Transportation will start distributing fuel subsidies to public utility vehicle drivers and operators next week amid ongoing oil price hikes.
Senators are calling for a crackdown on gas stations that prematurely raise pump prices, warning that unabated fuel price hikes are significantly reducing the daily take-home pay of public utility vehicle drivers.
Officials in Bulacan, Philippines, have requested subsidies for vulnerable groups including public utility vehicle drivers, fishermen, and farmers, ahead of a national government distribution of P5,000 to transport workers, amidst anticipated economic challenges.
With diesel prices in the Philippines feared to breach the P100/liter mark due to the Middle East conflict, some public utility vehicle drivers say they would have no choice but to find other jobs