Manila, March 18 -- A total of 59,149 tricycle drivers in the National Capital Region (NCR) have received cash relief assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program as of 12 noon Wednesday, according to reports from social workers in payout sites.

During Secretary Rex Gatchalian's visit to several payout sites in Quezon City on Wednesday, he told reporters that the DSWD targets to finish the payouts by Thursday.

"Overall, we are happy and siguro puwede niyo naman tanungin yung mga tsuper mismo kung natutuwa sila doon sa nangyari (you can ask the drivers themselves if they are happy with what is happening). Pero ang goal ng (But the goal of the) DSWD...