Pasig processes unserved PUJ drivers for cash assistance

MANILA, Philippines — The Pasig City government has processed more than 1,000 traditional and modern public utility jeepney drivers who were left out of the initial distribution of the national government’s cash relief assistance. The city government said the local registration and data validation were conducted to help unserved drivers qualify for a special payout under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The activity was held on Monday and Tuesday, March 30 and 31, through the City Transportation Development and Management Office. Pasig said the effort covered drivers who did not receive the P5,000 cash relief assistance distributed on March 25. A total of 1,024 individuals were processed and included in the initial list prepared by the local government. Of the total, 853 personally went to Maybunga Rainforest Park for registration and profiling. Another 171 members of transport cooperatives under the Pasig City Cooperative Development Office were included without having to undergo profiling. After the registration and profiling, the CTDMO, City Social Welfare and Development Office, and Cooperative Development Office carried out joint deduplication and data cleaning with the DSWD and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. The city government said the process was meant to validate the information submitted and remove duplicate entries from both the Pasig masterlist and the national list. The initial list for Pasig has been submitted to the national government for the finalization of beneficiaries. Pasig said the schedule for the special payout for PUJ and MPUJ drivers in the city would be announced once the final list was completed.

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