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| Photo shows PUJs along Agno Extension and Araneta Avenue in Quezon City plying the Quezon Avenue-Sta Mesa route waiting for passengers at the jeepney terminal. (Photo courtesy of Philippine News Agency) |
by: ALICE SICAT
CALOOCAN CITY, (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc approved Wednesday, April 6, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s (LTFRB) election spending ban exemption request for its fuel subsidy distribution.
The poll body is expected to issue a resolution on the matter on Friday (April 8), but some public transportation driver beneficiaries may experience payout delays as the LTFRB has yet to submit a list of beneficiaries.
“The grant to the petition of LTFRB is subject to the strict implementation of the program by submission of information on how the project will be implemented, the parameters of implementation, and specially the specific target beneficiaries on how they will apply to avail of the grant…,” Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said.
The official said it is also subject to the submission of concerned agencies of their specific beneficiaries and the implementation details of the project.
“We should be able to monitor how the department will implement ‘yung ating fuel subsidy. We wanted to be sure the money is well spent,” he said. (PIA-NCR)
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