MANILA, Philippines (Updated 4:03 p.m.) — Vice President Leni Robredo urged the Land Transport Franchising and Regulatory Board to act on the Commission on Audit's flagging of its Service Contracting Program with urgency on Sunday. The LTFRB is still waiting for the P3-billion fund from the 2021 national budget to allow them to resume the Service Contracting Program. READ: Delayed service contracting program leaves many transport workers on sidelinesThe DBM may still reject the request, however. Without service contracting subsidies, drivers have been forced to stay at home in the Enhanced Community Quarantine rather than operate at a loss. Beneficiaries of the program include families of drivers of public utility jeepneys, UV Express vehicles, public utility and point-to-point buses, and taxis.

Source: Philippine Star August 15, 2021 03:37 UTC