Malacanang said on Thursday it is open to increase the amount of fuel subsidy to affected transport sectors once the Department of Energy (DOE) gets the exact number of target owners of passenger jeepneys and tricycles.
“The amount of subsidy ay puwedeng dagdagan depende sa number of jeepneys and tricycles,†Presidential Spokesperson Atty. Edwin Lacierda said during the regular press briefing on Thursday at Malacañang.
Lacierda said the list of registered public utility jeepneys and tricycles are now under validation by the DOE.
On the release of “Smart Cards,†Lacierda informed the public that the May 1-2 target date for the dissemination of cards to jeepney and tricycle operators is possible after the procurement and bidding process was completed Wednesday.
“Nagkaroon na ng bidding process at may mga sponsors na magbabayad doon sa pagpapagawa ng mga Smart cards. So, in effect walang ilalabas na pondo ang gobyerno sa pagpapagawa ng cards, were just finalizing the agreements sa mga sponsors,†Lacierda said.
With that development, he said, the entire P450 million fund for the Pantawid Pasada assistance program is intact and the savings for the printing of cards can now be funneled directly to the jeepneys and tricycles.
Each Smart card will carry a load of P1,050 per card (P35 per day) and will be issued to some 268,245 public utility jeepney (PUJ) franchise holders nationwide, while almost one million tricycle drivers will get P150 fuel subsidy each (P5 per day)
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