Remarks by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the Announcement of Fuel Subsidy Distribution for Public Utility Vehicles

Magandang umaga sa inyo mga… Ito pala ‘yung ating mga bus operator.

At nandito ako para tiyakin na ‘yung aming ginagawa na fuel subsidy ay maayos kasi mag-start tayo today. Pero hindi lamang dito sa Metro Manila pero all over the country na ito.

So, I’m making sure na ‘yung sistema ay maging maayos. So, we are now providing 10,000 subsidy for each bus unit.

Tapos ‘yung method of payment, lahat ng klaseng method of payment puwede. We can do it via digital payment or mga GCash. You can go to the ATM, may mga card naman na may hawak naman – may card naman ‘yung mga driver natin, at saka lahat ng operator nag-issue ng card, puwedeng gamitin ‘yun.

Mayroon pa ring iilan na talagang gusto nila – ayaw nilang gawing digital. Puwede rin, puwedeng mag-issue ng cheque, at kung talagang kailangan, kahit cash puwede pa rin.

Pero siguro mas maginhawa, it’s easier, it’s more practical, as much as possible kung ang gagawin natin ay digital payment.

So, tulungan ninyo naman kami para ‘yung mga ating riding public ay hindi masyadong mahirapan, unang-una, at hindi sila masyadong mabigatan sa pamasahe dahil nga alam naman natin kung ano ‘yung pangyayari – nagbabago ‘yung presyo ng langis all over the world.

Kaya ito ang response ng pamahalaan. And, of course, we are always in need of assistance and support and cooperation with the operators, with the drivers, ‘yung buong sistema.

So, this is what we are doing here now. We are having the briefing now from DOTr at tiningnan namin ang mga facilities. So far mukha namang maayos.

So let’s just keep the system going. Tingnan natin how it works. Kung mayroong maging problema o kung mayroong sa palagay ninyo maging mas magandang sistema o to make it easier, make it faster, make it more convenient for you, for the riding public, sabihin niyo kami. And kung palagay namin ay kaya naming gawin para pagandahin pa ang sistema, please tell us. Dahil ang gusto natin is very – as convenient as possible, as easy as possible, at as quick – ‘yung mabilis as possible.

Dahil araw-araw nagbabago kaya kailangan makapag-respond din kami.

So with the cooperation, ako malakas ang loob ko sabihin na pagka basta’t nagtutulungan tayo, ‘yung private sector at saka ‘yung kayong mga operator at saka kami, in government, sana maging… Hindi na – ‘yung pakiramdam ng ating riding public, ‘yan ang ating mga siniserbisyuhan. Matiyak natin na maging maayos ang kanilang pagbiyahe.

So, thank you all for being part of the solution at patuloy nating gagawin ito hanggat kailangan.

Maraming, maraming salamat. Good morning sa inyong lahat.

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