The Pagkakaisa ng Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide or PISTON stated the transport strike will proceed on Tuesday.
Mody Floranda, PISTON nationwide president, informed Super Radyo dzBB that the strike would proceed till President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. comes out with an government order junking the PUV modernization program.
“Magtutulog-tuloy ang transport strike. Kaya ang sabi natin, kailangan maglabas ng isang executive order ang ating Pangulo… para ihinto ang bogus at huwad na modernization program,” Florendo stated.
(The transportation strike will push by means of. What we’re asking is for the President to situation an government order to cease this bogus program.)
PISTON stated on Facebook that the transportation strike was a hit with 80% of Metro Manila affected. It stated 100% of the main routes within the National Capital Region have been “paralyzed.”
Further, the transport group rejected the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB)’s assertion the December 31 deadline for franchise consolidation remains to be a “subject to review”, including it appeared the company is simply “calming” the scenario.
“Ang kailangang gawin ng LTFRB at DOTr [Department of Transportation] at syempre ng ating Pangulo, ‘yung matagal na po nating panawagan sa halos anim na taon na pananatili ng omnibus franchising guidelines na kung saan ito po ang puno’t dulo ng kinahaharap namin,” stated Florendo.
(What the LTFRB, the DOTr, and the President ought to do is to cease the omnibus franchising pointers within the modernization program.)
“Yung laging nangangamba ang mga operator. Di namin alam kinabukasan baka wala na kaming hanap-buhay. Lagi na lang bang nangangamba ang ating mga operator?,” he added.
(Our fear as operators are that we’ll lose our livelihood. Should we all the time reside in fear?)
More than 100,000 public utility automobiles (PUVs) have been anticipated to take part within the week-long transport strike that may final till March 12, 2023.
Several native authorities models and authorities workplaces supplied free rides to commuters affected by the protest motion.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority additionally suspended the quantity coding scheme because of the transport vacation however stated it will likely be lifted beginning Tuesday.
Malacañang, for its half, stated that there had been no disruption in transportation on Monday besides in some routes in Metro Manila because of the protest motion. —NB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
