THE Cebu Provincial Government has continued distributing P3,000 fuel subsidies to habal-habal (motorcycle-for-hire) drivers to help ease the impact of rising fuel prices.
A total of 1,515 drivers in the municipalities of Sibonga and San Fernando in southern Cebu received the cash assistance as part of the Provincial Government’s continuing fuel assistance program.
The distribution comes as oil companies implemented a third consecutive week of fuel price increases on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, pushing gasoline prices in Metro Cebu to P88 to P93 per liter and diesel prices to P90 to P91 per liter. Some gasoline stations, however, continued to sell diesel for as low as P84 per liter and gasoline for P72 per liter.
Aside from the fuel subsidy, beneficiaries also received 10 kilograms of rice under the National Government’s Bigay Bigas Para sa Masa program.
During Gov. Pamela Baricuatro’s visit to the two municipalities, the Provincial Government also extended assistance to farmers and livestock raisers, distributing walking-type tractors, vegetable and fruit tree seedlings, livestock vaccines, and veterinary supplies.
The Province said the fuel subsidy rollout will continue in other parts of Cebu in the coming days as part of its efforts to cushion the effects of rising fuel costs on drivers who rely on their motorcycles for their livelihood.
To qualify for the assistance, beneficiaries must be bona fide Cebu Province residents, full-time habal-habal drivers with valid driver’s licenses, and must not be receiving fuel subsidies under other government programs. / ANV