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Mayor Francis Zamora, together with representatives from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), led the distribution of ₱5,000 in immediate financial assistance to drivers at the Makabagong San Juan Theater in San Juan City on March 17, 2026. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has instructed the DSWD and local government units to distribute cash aid to transport workers affected by soaring fuel prices triggered by the US-Israel-Iran conflict.  Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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OIL PRICE HIKE - CAH AID

Victoria Tulad

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177502961332720260317-oil-price-hike-cash0-aid-san-juan-MT13.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Distribution of ₱5,000 in immediate financial assistance to drivers at the Makabagong San Juan Theater in San Juan City on March 17, 2026. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has instructed the DSWD and local government units to distribute cash aid to transport workers affected by soaring fuel prices triggered by the US-Israel-Iran conflict.  Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Motorcycle (MC) taxi drivers and delivery service riders who have not yet received the cash relief assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will have a special payout after Holy Week, according to Secretary Rex Gatchalian, who met with their companies on Wednesday.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/31/grab-says-working-with-gov-t-to-ensure-all-drivers-get-listed-for-fuel-assistance-1542">Grab says working with gov&#x27;t to ensure all drivers get listed for fuel assistance</a></div><p>“Napagkasunduan nga namin yung detalye. Yung final date, ise-set namin after Holy Week pero nagsa-submit pa kasi ng listahan up to now,” Gatchalian said.</p><p>“There will be four major sites kung saan, anywhere they can go na lang kasi ang nangyari yung mga iba ang address nasa probinsya pero dito sila sa Maynila nagtatrabaho so in effect wala silang address na known sa Metro Manila,” he added.</p><p>Gatchalian said they will announce the final details in the coming days.</p><p>According to Gatchalian, MC taxi operators admitted that they exceeded their quota, which was supposed to be just around 54,000.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/27/dswd-points-to-companies-for-missing-drivers-in-payout-lists-baka-lumagpas-sila-sa-quota-1106">DSWD points to companies for missing drivers in payout lists: &#x27;Baka lumagpas sila sa quota&#x27;</a></div><p>“What they gave us is a list of almost 200,000. So you can imagine the missing number of people, 200,000. Of course baka rin lumiit pa yung numero pag kinross-check namin, but give or take mga bente mil siguro. So you&#x27;re looking at 170,000 excess,” Gatchalian said.</p><p>“When they submit to the LTFRB, LTFRB does the first dedupping or deduplication process. Tinitingnan nila kung itong mga ito ba ay nasa ibang platform. Pagpasa nila sa amin, kami naman ang magra-run ng deduplication to make sure na wala sila doon sa ibang sektor. Sa jeep, sa motor. So there&#x27;s two layers of deduplication,&quot; he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/27/gatchalian-apologizes-to-drivers-excluded-from-cash-aid-list-calls-out-tncs-1557">DSWD chief apologizes to drivers excluded from cash aid list, calls out TNCs</a></div><p>&quot;But we&#x27;re also telling them, sa level pa lang nila dapat, mag-deduplicate na sila. So that&#x27;s what they committed,” Gatchalian added.</p><p>DSWD will also be rolling out the first round of payout in the provinces after Holy Week.</p><div> </div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DQU7aohVEPo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B9hZNQDBm84?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>According to DSWD chief Rex Gatchalian, MC taxi operators admitted that they exceeded their quota, which was supposed to be just around 54,000.</p>

According to DSWD chief Rex Gatchalian, MC taxi operators admitted that they exceeded their quota, which was supposed to be just around 54,000.

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DSWD to set special payout for MC taxis, delivery riders after Holy Week

Victoria Tulad,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 01, 2026 03:56 PM PHT

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