Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival has assured aid for drivers in the city amid increases in the prices of fuel.

The drivers must be voters in Cebu City.

Archival clarified the aid will go to drivers and not to operators.The exact amount the city will give is yet to be determined as of March 16, 2026 and will go through the City Council for approval.

Archival has met with the drivers to listen to their sentiments.

The aid the city will give is different from the aid from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

BACOLOD DRIVERS

In Bacolod City in the neighboring Negros Island, taxi drivers have written to the city government to ask for help.

“Ang hirap talaga, halos hindi na kami magka-income na mga taxi driver. Kahit isang kilong bigas, hindi kami makabili,” said Ronald Allan Salgado, President of the Samahan ng mga taxi driver sa Bacolod.

They hope that the aid the city may give will go to drivers and not to operators.

LTFRB-NIR said it is better if the local government will also give aid, on top of the help from the national government, to help ease the burden of drivers further.

“To gather as many stakeholders that has the capacity to help kasi kung ma-hold natin a little bit ang dagdag-pasahe ng ating mga driver at operator, definitely ma-hold rin natin ang dagdag-presyo sa ating goods,” said Atty. Gerry Llena, Director of LTFRB-NIR.

Based on monitoring, several gas stations in Bacolod have suspended operations after they ran out of stock.

The Department of Energy has said prices can to up by P20.40 to P23.90