FUEL SUBSIDY. Jeepney drivers provide free transport to authorized persons outside residence in Laoag City in this undated photo. On Tuesday (July 5, 2022), a total of 1,028 jeepney operators and drivers received PHP4,000 each as fuel subsidy, courtesy of the Ilocos Norte government. (File photo by Leilanie Adriano) LAOAG CITY - Ilocos Norte's provincial government announced Wednesday that all eligible drivers and operators of public utility transport in the province will continue to get financial assistance. Althea Nicolette Pilar, project head of the Metro Ilocos Norte Council (MINC), said almost PHP10 million in cash assistance has been allotted to jeepney and tricycle drivers to help them deal with the rising fuel prices. "The whole project was funded by the provincial government of Ilocos Norte through the efforts of the governor and the Local Finance Council," Pilar said as she reported that the distribution of at least PHP4,000 cash aid to each tricycle driver star