The city government of Taguig City has started distributing P4,000 cash assistance to jeepney, tricycle, and pedicab drivers to help them cope with the enhanced community quarantine.
According to the city government, the financial assistance was initially distributed at the Taguig City University to 700 members of various transport organizations in the city.
“The (initial) distribution was done in batches with strict observance of proper social distancing to ensure the safety of the drivers. The rest of the beneficiaries should receive their cash assistance during distributions scheduled for the coming days,” it said.
The city government is targeting to give assistance to over 15,000 members of tricycle operators and drivers association, jeepney operators and drivers association, and pedicab operators and drivers association.
Another P4,000 will be given to them next month, the LGU said.
The financial assistance is meant to cover each of the family’s additional necessities amid the novel coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic.
The city’s transport sector, Taguig said, helped disinfect communities covered by their associations using sprayers provided by the city government.
“The aid to the transport sector is just one of the initiatives of the Taguig City government to help its residents during the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine,” it said.
Taguig has handed out family food packs and anti-COVID-19 kits to residents.
As of April 1, the city government has distributed family food packs to 104,612 families. The food packs contain rice, canned goods, noodles, coffee, cereal drink, and bottled water. (Jel Santos)
