Over 6,000 PUV drivers get cash aid

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has distributed more than ₱27.1 million in cash subsidy to over 6,000 public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers across the country through its Service Contracting Program. In the latest data shared by the LTFRB, a total of 6,780 PUV drivers in various regions in the country have so far received the initial cash aid of ₱4,000 each as of Monday, March 1.

These include drivers of traditional and modernized public utility jeepneys (PUJs) and public utility buses (PUBs) nationwide.

According to the agency, the cash assistance was distributed to the drivers through their Landbank account or their registered e-wallets such as GCash or PayMaya.

The LTFRB said that more PUV drivers across the country are set to receive the cash subsidy under the program in the coming days. For drivers who already received the initial subsidy, they were reminded to log in to the Service Contracting Driver App through go.sakay.ph/driver for every transit to qualify for an additional weekly subsidy. Different rates per kilometer have been set by the Board for different kinds of PUVs. Drivers or operators of traditional and modern public utility jeepneys (PUJs) will get ₱11 per kilometer, while drivers or operators of passenger buses will get ₱23.10 per kilometer. Some ₱5.58 billion has been allotted for the project's mplementation under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or the "Bayanihan 2".