Pantawid Pasada Cards now loaded for 92 ESamar drivers

By ALICE NICART, PIA Eastern Samar
April 19, 2012

BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar  –  Land Transportation Provincial (LTO) Chief, Nars Tabarnero reported that the government assistance to Eastern Samar drivers through the Pantawid Pasada Cards (PPC) are now ready for withdrawal at the Caltex Gasoline station.

According to her, there is an amount of P2,150 for each card. The first P1,060 was for the November 2011 allotment and the second P2,150 is for the March allotment.

She advised therefore the card holders to withdraw the 20-liter gas for each allotment lest the amount is reverted in six-months that it is stale.

As of this writing some 19 drivers have already withdrawn the government fuel assistance.

Asked why Caltex Gas Station would be the sole provider of the PPC which is owned by Mr. Sonny Uy, the LTO Chief said that it is the only one which had been newly accredited.  Ms. Tabarnero thanked Caltex for the support extended to the government project on the PPC as one mitigation approach to ease up the drivers burden on the high cost of fuel.