Paano masisiguro ng gobyerno na ang P1 bilyong ayuda para sa public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers na naapektuhan ng pagtaas ng presyo ng langis ay makakarating sa kinauukulan kung hindi updated ang listahan?

Ito ang tanong ni Senador Ping Lacson nitong Martes, kasabay ng kanyang pagsusulong ng pamamaraan na tiyak makakaabot ang tulong sa mga drayber at iba pang manggagawa na nawalan ng kabuhayan dahil sa pandemya.

“Ang latest dito, maglalabas sila ng P1 bilyon pero sabi ng pangulo ninyo, saan mapupunta na naman? Galing sa national, ibababa sa local, dadaan sa ahensya, iva-validate ng kung anu-anong ahensya, hindi nakakarating sa dapat puntahan,” giit ni Lacson sa isang pagpupulong sa Lipa City, Batangas kasama ang mga lider at miyembro ng Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (Fejodap) and Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA).

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Can the government ensure that the P1-billion aid for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers affected by recent fuel price hikes will reach the intended beneficiaries, especially if it does not have an updated database of records?

Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson raised this question Tuesday as he pushed for a data-driven approach in extending much-needed help to drivers and other workers who lost their livelihoods due to the pandemic.

“Ang latest dito, maglalabas sila ng P1 bilyon pero sabi ng pangulo ninyo, saan mapupunta na naman? Galing sa national, ibababa sa local, dadaan sa ahensya, iva-validate ng kung anu-anong ahensya, hindi nakakarating sa dapat puntahan (The government plans to distribute P1 billion in aid to PUV drivers. But your president has asked where the money will end up. From the national government, the funds would pass through the local government, and will be validated by several government agencies – but may not reach the intended beneficiaries),” he said at a meeting in Lipa City, Batangas with leaders and members of the Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (Fejodap) and Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA).

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