Jeepney drivers affected by ASEAN preps also given aid — DSWD

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Saturday said jeepney drivers, whose routes were affected by security measures implemented for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Pasay City, were also given cash aid by the government.

In an interview on Super Radyo dzBB, DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said "close to hundred" jeepney drivers serving the Baclaran-Divisoria route were among the beneficiaries of P10,000-cash aid for those affected by ASEAN preparations.

"Nasa 2,500 na ang nabigyan natin ng assistance. Ito 'yung mga eatery workers, vendors, sari-sari store owners, jeepney drivers na naapektuhan," Dumlao said.

The DSWD official said the agency began distributing P10,000 cash assistance and family food packs on Sunday, November 8, 2026.

"Inumpisahan natin nu'ng Sunday sa may Diokno Boulevard. May mga eatery worker dun na naapektuhan. Nu'ng Wednesday, mayroon ding mga karagdagan pang eatery workers, sari-sari store owners at iba pang vendors sa may Pasay na tinulungan din natin," she said.

"Nu'ng Thursday, nasa Parañaque naman tayo. Nasa mahigit 1,400 na mga vendor, lalo na sa may Baclaran area ang nabigyan din ng assistance. Kahapon, bumalik tayo ng Pasay City... close to a thousand ang nabigyan din natin ng tulong-pinansyal," she added.

The DSWD has apologized to those affected by ASEAN security measures and preparations.

"We have worked with the local government units kaya naging mabilis ang provision ng assistance. Batid naman kasi ng pamahalaan na ang pagkakaantala ng kabuhayan ay talagang nakakapagdulot ng krisis sa pamilya," Dumlao said.

Earlier this week, transport group PISTON announced a one-day transport strike on November 16, the opening of the ASEAN 2026 Summit.

The group seeks to convey their opposition to the visit of US President Donald Trump, who has been blamed by protesters in Manila for sending world fuel prices soaring due to the US-Israel war on Iran. — VDV, GMA News