Struggling PUV drivers can’t get fuel subsidies due to election spending ban

The upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections may halt the distribution of the much-needed fuel subsidies until October 30 unless authorities find a way around the ban

. More than 1.3 million beneficiaries – drivers of jeepneys, taxis, buses, tricycles – were set to receive amounts ranging from P1,000 to P10,000 depending on their vehicle type.

However, following complaints from several drivers that they have yet to receive the handout, Landbank confirmed that it stopped distributing the subsidies now that an election spending ban is in force. The election ban has to do with Commission on Elections Resolution 10944, which prohibits the “releasing, disbursing, or spending of public funds for social welfare projects” in the run-up to the barangay and SK elections next month. The ban will last from September 15 to October 30, 2023.

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