Manila, June 23 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday welcomed the results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey that showed the DSWD's cash relief assistance for public transport sectors helped them continue plying their routes and maintain their primary source of income.

Commissioned by the Social Protection, Inclusion and Gender Equality (SPRING) Program of the Australian government, the SWS survey was conducted on May 26 to 27 with a nationally representative sample of 1,200 registered beneficiaries of the DSWD's cash relief assistance.

The SWS survey reported that 96.3 percent of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers expressed high satisfaction with the PHP5,000 cash aid which "helped th...