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Jeepney subsidy giusbawan

IYO ANTOY - Antolin dela Serna - Banat

Nindot kaayo ni nga balita alang sa mga jeepney driver ug operator, ilabina niadtong mga sakop sa kooperatiba tungod kay gumikan sa nagkamahal nga presyo sa mga sakyanan, lisud kaayo alang sa mga gagmayng operator pag-acquire sa mga modernong jeepney o niining mga mini-buses nga gipuli sa mga karang jeepney.

Ang maong pag-usbaw sa subsidy gikan sa P80,000 doblehon kini ngadto sa P160,000. Daku kaayo kining alibyo alang sa mga kooperatiba, nga dili sama sa mga korporasyon nga gumikan sa naghinubra nilang salapi, kon buot hunahunaon wala sila magkinahanglan sa subsidy. 

Gipirmahan ni DOTr Secretary Secretary Arthur Tugade ang directive nga nag-amendar sa usa ka provision sa Department Order mahitungod sa PUV jeepney, matud dinhi, “to address the affordability of modern PUV units and financial viability of the program for drivers and operators participating in the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP).

Sumala sa napatik sa Philippine Star, si Tugade nagkanayon: “The increase in equity subsidy is a way of helping stakeholders who are participating in the PUVMP as the country begins to gradually shift to the “new normal” amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation.“

Si Senador Nancy Binay miawhag sa DOTr ug Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) pagpakabana sa kahimtang sa mga driver ug operator nga sa pagkakaron, naglisud gumikan sa coronavirus pandemic.

Matud ni Binay: “The DOTr and LTFRB should not be blind and deaf to the cry of our jeepney drivers. Our drivers are troubled whether they will be allowed or not by the DOTr and LTFRB to operate or not. Why not tell it straight to them whatever plans they have. Will the traditional jeepneys be allowed to operate or not?

“Jeepney drivers and operators have had enough of the evasive response and the repulsive treatment they are getting from the DOTr and LTFRB. The DOTr claimed if PUVs and buses cannot accommodate passenger demand in a certain area, only then would government allow traditional jeepneys to resume limited operations.

Ang maong pag-usbaw gikalipay ni LTFRB chairman Martin Delgra, kay matud pa, mas daghan nga mga PUV driver ug mga operator nga makasalmot sa PUVMP.

Matud ni Delgra: “More PUV operators and drivers can now participate in the PUV Modernization Program as they are assured of access to loans especially from government-run banks.” Ug mahitungod sa reklamo sa mga PUJ drivers didto sa kaulohan nga dugay-dugay nang nawad-an sa ilang panginabuhian, ug gumikan sa dakung kakulang sa mga sakyanan, si Presidential spokesman Harry Roque mihatag og katin-awan:

“Only roadworthy traditional jeepneys would be allowed to operate if transportation remains lacking despite the deployment of other modes of mass transport. There is no assurance that all drivers of traditional jeepneys would be allowed to resume operations. We would allow some jeepneys that are deemed to be roadworthy.”

Kon himuon kini dinhi sa atong dapit, kadto rang road worthy nga mga jeepeny ang makabalik pagpamasahero ug makapatuman sa social o physical distancing. Sa ato pa, kon tugotan man, dili ang tanang PUJs ang makabalik pagpamasahero. Sa giingon nga “hierarchy of public transport modes,” uwahi gayud ang traditional nga mga jeepney gumikan sa kalisud pagpatuman sa safe distancing.

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