Quezon City trike drivers, operators get fuel subsidy

MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte last week led the distribution of P1,000 fuel subsidy for tricycle operators and drivers in the city.

Some 1,700 members of a tricycle drivers and operators association (TODA) from the city’s fourth district have received their fuel subsidy fleet cards from the local government.

Belmonte said the assistance, which is different from those provided by the national government, aims to lessen the burden caused by continuing oil price hikes.

The city government earlier approved an ordinance providing for a fuel subsidy program for over 25,000 TODA members in Quezon City.

Qualified drivers and operators shall receive a fuel subsidy of P1,000 in the form of a fuel voucher, which will be distributed by the Quezon City Task Force for Transport and Traffic Management through the Tricycle Regulatory Division (TRD).

TODA members from other districts were advised to monitor updates from the TRD regarding the distribution schedule in their areas.