Escudero Urges Fuel Subsidy as Eastern Visayas Faces Transport, Food Strain
• Senator Escudero urges quick implementation of fuel subsidy, warning rising oil prices now threaten food security and economic stability in Eastern Visayas.
• Senator Escudero urges quick implementation of fuel subsidy, warning rising oil prices now threaten food security and economic stability in Eastern Visayas.
• DSWD distributed P5,000 cash aid to 1,305 Calbayog City tricycle drivers on April 8 at the city sports center, helping transport workers cope with rising fuel prices.
• Rising fuel costs have squeezed tricycle drivers’ income, but a P5,000 DSWD cash aid has provided much-needed relief to many in the area.
• Rising fuel prices in Eastern Visayas are reducing Holy Week tourists, with fewer arrivals and more booking cancellations, tourism officials report.