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Seaoil pledges to fight Covid-19 with DOTr shuttle service
Seaoil Philippines has pledged to donate P405,000 worth of fuel to support the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) free shuttle service for medical frontliners.
The fuel donation will be available from April 13 to April 30, with 15 participating bus units able to receive up to 50 liters of free fuel daily, translating to a daily fuel subsidy of P22,500 or a total of 13,500 liters.
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade expressed gratitude for Seaoil's contribution, emphasizing its importance in sustaining public service for medical frontliners during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The free ride program, as of April 9, had already transported 35,873 health workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) and 87,702 from other regions, totaling 123,575 medical workers.
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