Leaders of transport teams Pasang Masda and Liga ng Transportasyon at Operators sa Pilipinas (LTOP) on Saturday slammed the week-long transport strike deliberate by a few of their colleagues.
At the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City, Pasang Masda president Obet Martin mentioned that no transport strike lasted past two days.
Martin went on to assert that transport strike chief and Manibela chairman Mar Valbuena has no report with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) as an operator of any mode of public transportation.
“Kaya itong taong (Valbuena) ito nanggugulo lang ito,” the Pasang Masda president mentioned.
LTOP president Orlando Marquez echoed Martin’s claims, saying, “Mar Valbuena wala kang karapatan… Hindi ka naman operator, wala ka sa listahan ng LTFRB pero nanggugulo ka.”
Sought for remark, Valbuena refuted the claims of Martin and Marquez.
“Operator po ako ng jeepney at UV [Express],” Valbuena mentioned.
He additionally confirmed GMA News Online a doc from the LTFRB indicating that his certificates of public comfort to function a public utility jeepney service has been prolonged.
“Nilalayo lang po ng mga ‘yan ‘yung totoong issue…,” Valbuena said.
Despite the LTFRB’s choice to increase the June 30, 2023 deadline for jeepney operators to hitch or type cooperatives to December 31, 2023, Valbuena mentioned on Wednesday that the week-long transport strike would push by means of.
According to Valbuena, round 40,000 public utility automobiles (PUV) will be a part of the strike that would paralyze the transport system in Metro Manila from March 6 to March 12.
Jeepney drivers and operators are required to hitch or type cooperatives underneath the PUV Modernization Program, which goals to exchange conventional jeepneys with automobiles powered by extra environmentally pleasant fuels.
Operators and drivers can apply for brand spanking new franchises, however solely as a part of transport cooperatives.
In assist of the PUV Modernization Program, Martin mentioned that the consolidation of jeepney operator’s operations right into a single cooperative will lead to correct dispatching of models and drivers.
“Mawawala na ang awayan ng mga driver dahil wala ng individual operators. Susweldo na sila. magkakaroon ng proper dispatching, tamang kita,” Martin mentioned.
Marquez additionally appealed to those that will be a part of the strike to have a dialogue with the federal government regarding the modernization program.
“Inaabot na ng gobyerno ang kamay nila sana naman pakinggan nila,” Marquez mentioned.
Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista mentioned the federal government’s preparations for the transport strike embrace the deployment of belongings to assist commuters, in addition to a attainable one-hour extension of prepare companies and a attainable suspension of the quantity coding scheme.
The LTFRB earlier projected that solely 6% of PUVs nationwide would be a part of the exercise.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday expressed hope that the transport strike wouldn’t push by means of. — VBL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
