The Department of Energy (DOE) said the Pantawid Pasada fuel subsidy smart cards released on May 2 have been loaded and can be used for buying fuel. The cards have load of P1,050 and can be presented at gasoline stations displaying signs saying, "Pantawid Cards Accepted Here."
The DOE has confirmed that some of the cards have already been used.
The DOE also said it has released more fuel subsidy smart cards. Jeepney operators who got their cards Friday have routes originating from Baclaran Bacood, Bacoor, Bagbaguin, Bagong Barrio, Bagong Nayon, Bagong Silang, Bagumbayan, Bagumbong, Balara, and Balic Balic & Balintawak.
Beneficiaries must bring a photocopy of the following documents:certificate of public convenience (decision/order)
Official receipt valid from April 2010 to March 2011 and certificate of registration
One government-issued ID with photo. Next Monday, it will be the turn of jeepneys with these points of origin: Balintawak, Baliwag, Blumentrit, Balut, Bangkusay, BBB-Malolos, BBB Tullahan-Village, Bel-Air-Washington, BF Homes-Novaliches, BF Homes-Paranaque, Bicutan-Taguig, and Bicutan-Pasay Rotonda.
Also scheduled to get their smart cards May 9 are those plying the routes at Bigte (Norzagaray Bulacan), Binakayan-Zapote, Binangonan, Bintog-Malinta, Blumenttrit-Delos Reyes, Blumenttrit -Pasay Rotonda, Blumenttrit -Vito Cruz, Boni/Pinatubo, Barangay Mali San Mateo, Barangay Pintong Bukawe, Barangay Bagong Silang, Barangay San Rafael (Rodriguez), Buendia, Bulacan, and Buso-Buso-Marikina.
Lined up still for May 9 release of the smart cards are jeepney franchises with routes originating from Cabrera-Libertad, Cainta, Cainta Junction-Cubao, Calawis, Calumpang-Cubao, Calumpang-Stop &Shop, Camarin-Novaliches, Cantinar, Camella Homes Spring- Las Piñas, Camella Springville, Cantinar, CCP Complex-Taft, Cielito Homes- Novaliches, and Cogeo-Cubao.
For Tuesday, May 10, jeepneys plying the following routes will get their cards: Cogeo-Cubao, Cogeo Gate 2, Commonwealth, Crame, Cubao, Dagat-Dagatan, Dapitan, and Dasmariňas Resettlement-Baclaran. — AY/ELR/VS
