Pagadian ready to distribute ‘Pantawid Pasada’ gasoline assistance
Pagadian ready to distribute ‘Pantawid Pasada’ gasoline assistance
By Jong D. Cadion
PAGADIAN CITY, May 26 (PIA) – Tricycle franchisees here will receive within this week their one time P150 gasoline assistance from the national government under the ‘Pantawid Pasada’ program also known as Public Transport Assistance Program (PTAP).
Thus declared assistant regional director Pedro G. Cuevas, Jr. of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) 9 during the weekly media forum hosted by Philippine Information Agency at New Roxan Hotel on Tuesday.
Cuevas, the forum guest said last week their agency has released the amount of P427,500 for the 2,850 tricycle franchisees of Pagadian City. “The amount is part of the P1,998,150 allotted by the Department of Budget and Management intended for the fuel subsidy of 13,261 registered tricycle franchisees in the region,” Cuevas reported.
Meanwhile, city councilor Arnold R. Gavenia, the concurrent chairman of the committee on transportation and public utilities said his committee is now preparing the necessary requirements needed for the release of the ‘Pantawid Pasada’ benefit.
“After we will consolidate these documents such as: original franchise, original receipt for hire, etc., we immediately endorse it to the chief executive for his approval.” He said
Gavenia said he was happy that President Benigno Aquino III has implemented the ‘Pantawid Pasada’ fuel assistance program.
“We are grateful that the President Aquino is helping our people especially the tricycle drivers because it will help cushion the impact of high fuel costs for our drivers, Gavenia added. (With reports from PIA9-Pagadian City)
Pantawid Pasada will be implemented in Pagadian City
By Jong Cadion
PAGADIAN CITY– City Local Government Operations Officer (CLGOO) Paulina S. Gadiano answers issue on the implementation of Public Transport Assistance Program (PTAP), commonly known as ‘Pantawid Pasada’ following the request of the Federation of Tricycle Drivers and Operators in Pagadian City (FETDOPAC) president Jesuseller Duterte on Friday to give the gasoline assistance to the tricycle drivers instead of franchisees saying that drivers are the ones that are sacrificing in rendering service to the riding public.
Gadiano in a phone interview said the agency cannot grant the request of Duterte, who is bringing the voice of the association saying that the Executive Order No. 32 issued by President Benigno Aquino III on April 1, particularly in section 2 which provides that the “disbursement of the funds shall be made per franchisee and on the number of franchised units based on information to be provided by the DOTC through the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).
“We cannot grant Duterte’s request because it would be very difficult for us to disburse the funds if we will give it to them,” Gadiano explained.
The DILG regional office downloaded P427,500 to the city government funds for the 2,850 franchised units of tricycles in the city.
Meanwhile, Sangguniang Panlungsod committee on transportation and communication chairman Arnold R. Gavenia said the mandate of E.O. is clear : to provide assistance to the public transport sector in order to lessen the impact of high fuel prices. “But the gasoline assistance will be given to the franchisees who legally owned number of franchised units,” Gavenia said.
Gavenia assures the public that PTAP’s goals and objectives will be properly implemented “This ‘Pantawid Pasada’ program of President Benigno Aquino is very laudable, thus we need to effectively and properly implement it for the public transport sector, who is one of the vulnerable sectors of our society, to benefit the impact of the program,” Gavenia added.
Gavenia said he will call a meeting this afternoon with the CLGOO, city auditor and city treasurer to discuss the scheme in giving out the gasoline assistance to the beneficiaries.
Gadiano also said after Mayor Samuel S. Co signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the implementation of the program, it is expected that the gasoline assistance will be released soon by the chief executive.
Barangay communication network system geplanong ibalik
By Jong Cadion
Pagadian City - Gipahan-ay na ang mga gikinahanglan alang sa pagpabalik sa communication network system sa mga kabarangayan sa dakbayan sa Pagadian aron mapadali ang paghidangat sa mga kasayuran ug pagrespondi nganha sa mga hingtungdan buhatan sa kagamhanan hilabina sa mga panghitabo.
Kini ang nakit-an nga tubag sa mga problema alang sa pagsumpo batok sa tanang matang sa mga kriminalidad nga mahitabo sa dakbayan sa Pagadian, Matud pa ni Konsihal Arnold Gavenia.
“Dili lamang pagbatok sa tanang matang sa krimen lakip na usab ang mga emergency o kalamidad nga posibling mahaitabo hitabina sa mga lagyo nga mga kabarangayan,” pamahayag pa ni Konsihal Gavenia.
Ang communication equipment sama sa VHF Radio transceiver maoy usa sa mga importanti nga mapadali ang pagpadangat sa mga kasayuran nga wala na nagkinahanglan og load susama sa cellular phone.
Atong kahinumduman kaniadto adunay kompleto nga mga VHF radio transceivers ang mga kabarangayan ug kinahanglan nga mamugna kini pag-usab, midugang pa ni Gavenia.
Samtang gipaburan ni Retired Col. Asuri Hawani ang security adviser sa dakbyana ang maong planoni Konsihal Gavenia.
Oyon usab ang bag-ong natudlo nga Hepe sa Kapulisan nga si P/Supt. Primitibo Lorenzo sa maong plano sa konsihal aron mapasayon ang pagsumpo sa krimen susama sa carnapping, shooting incident ug tulis.
Si Konsihal Gavenia maoy kasamtanang chairman sa committee on Tansportations and Telecommunications ug ingon man usab chairman sa Motorized Tricycle Franchising and Regulatory Board (MTFRB) sa City Council.
