Daily Tribune
Tricycle drivers, members of tricycle operators and drivers associations (TODA), received ₱5,000 cash aid on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, to help ease the impact of rising fuel prices. The payout was provided by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian oversaw the ceremony, joined by Department of Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez and League of Cities of the Philippines National President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora.
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Nasawi ang isang 44-anyos na motorcycle taxi rider habang nakapila sa pamamahagi ng ayuda sa Quezon Memorial Circle sa Quezon City.
Ayon sa ulat, ang biktima na isang Joyride rider at residente ng Pasig ay nakaranas ng pagkahilo bago tuluyang bumagsak.
Sa panayam, sinabi ni DSWD Sec. Rex Gatchalian na personal niyang binisita ang pamilya ng biktima at tiniyak na gagawin ng ahensya ang lahat upang maibigay ang kinakailangang tulong.
