MORE than 3,000 tricycle drivers and fisherfolk in Tagbilaran City received fuel assistance from the city government as part of its broader P40.35-million Energy Crisis Social Protection Package aimed at helping residents cope with rising fuel and food prices.
Mayor Jane Yap announced the crisis package on April 10, 2026, describing it as the city’s direct response to the growing financial strain on families and key livelihood sectors.
The package included a P1,000 food voucher for every registered household, an expanded Libreng Sakay program, a P2,000 fuel subsidy for transport drivers and fisherfolk, and a P40.35-million supplemental budget for crisis response.
Under the fuel subsidy program, over 3,000 qualified beneficiaries from the transport and fisheries sectors in Tagbilaran City received assistance.
The distribution was held on April 17-19 at the Saulog Gymnasium, where beneficiaries were given P2,000 worth of fuel assistance in the form of 10 vouchers worth P200 each.
Mayor Yap said the program was intended to ease the burden on fisherfolk and tricycle drivers who are directly affected by rising fuel prices.
The assistance also sought to protect the city’s food security and support the continued operation of essential local transport services.
Mayor Yap said the fuel subsidy was more than just financial relief, emphasizing that it was intended to protect livelihoods and ensure that vital sectors of the local economy continued to function despite rising costs.
The assistance program was carried out through the coordinated efforts of the Tagbilaran City Crisis Management Team and the Sangguniang Panlungsod, which has been leading the city’s response to the economic effects of the energy crisis.
The subsidy distribution formed part of the city government’s wider effort to provide immediate, targeted, and sustainable relief to sectors most affected by the ongoing energy crisis.
