DOTr: More than P500 million worth of fuel subsidy cards distributed since July 2018

(Eagle News)–More than P500 million worth of Pantawid Pasada cards have been distributed to beneficiaries so far, the Department of Transportation said.

According to the DOTr, the P505,110,000 worth of fuel subsidy cards translated to 101,022 cards distributed to public utility jeepneys since July 2018.

Under the Pantawid Pasada program, each PUJ operator and driver is entitled to a P5000 subsidy.

The subsidy was aimed to cushion the effects of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law.