{"id":136544,"date":"2017-12-05T04:26:20","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T09:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=136544"},"modified":"2017-12-05T04:26:20","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T09:26:20","slug":"palace-to-transport-groups-hold-down-strikes-talk-to-govt-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/05\/palace-to-transport-groups-hold-down-strikes-talk-to-govt-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace to transport groups: Hold down strikes, talk to gov\u2019t instead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr. in a Palace press briefing said transport groups could reach out to the government through formal dialogues. (PCOO PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— Malaca\u00f1ang on Tuesday urged transport groups in the country to seek better ways to air their grievances to the government.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr. in a Palace press briefing said transport groups could reach out to the government through formal dialogues.<\/p>\n

\u201cIdaan po natin sa tamang proseso \u2018yung mga hinihingi nila sa gobyerno dahil sila naman po ay binigyan ng pribilehiyo na magkaroon ng ganitong negosyo para magbigay ng serbisyo sa taong bayan<\/em>,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

\u201c[M]akipag-ugnayan sila sa gobyerno. Makipag-usap sila<\/em>,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Roque\u2019s statement came in the wake of the arrest of Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) President George San Mateo for organizing an earlier jeepney strike.<\/p>\n

Secretary Roque added that the Duterte administration continues to uphold the people\u2019s right to peaceably assemble, as guaranteed by the Constitution.<\/p>\n

Roque, however, stressed that such rights are also subject to limitations set by the law.<\/p>\n

The Palace Spokesperson clarified that the arrest had \u201cnothing to do with arresting legal fronts\u201d and was not a form of harassment, but was a result of San Mateo\u2019s violation of Commonwealth Act No. 146 or the Public Service Law.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he was warned that as a holder of a franchise, a certificate of public convenience (CPC), it is criminal and it is illegal for them to participate in any \u2018Tigil Pasada\u2019,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I said, it is also pursuant to a warrant of arrest duly issued by a court\u2026 We are just allowing the rule of law to prevail. The warning was made. He defied. He now has to face the consequences,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Cabinet official said San Mateo\u2019s case sends a message to anyone who violates the law that it is the State\u2019s duty to prosecute them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t have it any other way. They were warned that although there is freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, it is limited in the case of holders of certificates of public convenience (CPC) because the law says so and the law metes the penalty,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

He explained that the CPC issued to Piston gives the group legal authority to render the proper services to the public. \u201cBut if you will be a tool to inconvenience the public, then that\u2019s a violation of the trust repose[d] in you,\u201d Roque claimed.<\/p>\n

Firm action over Dengvaxia issue<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Palace Spokesperson also assured that it is not taking the Dengvaxia issue sitting down.<\/p>\n

\u201c[I]f there are people or if there will [be] culprits and if it is proven that there\u2019s a cause of action against them, then this administration will not hesitate to use the full force of the law against them,\u201d Roque declared.<\/p>\n

The Justice Department has already commenced its probe into the matter even as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the sale and distribution of the anti-dengue vaccine.<\/p>\n

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