Gov’t eyes June cash aid for displaced jeepney drivers

The government is preparing a cash assistance program this June for jeepney drivers displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque announced that around P496.2 million has already been spent on financial aid for 62,028 displaced workers of transport network vehicle service (TNVS) and public utility vehicles (PUVs) in the National Capital Region since April.

Roque also mentioned the possibility of tapping jeepney drivers as contact tracers and is studying another round of cash aid under the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act.