{"id":146582,"date":"2018-01-16T04:18:55","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T09:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=146582"},"modified":"2018-01-16T04:18:55","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T09:18:55","slug":"poe-urges-dotr-to-update-public-on-jeepney-modernization-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/16\/poe-urges-dotr-to-update-public-on-jeepney-modernization-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Poe urges DOTr to update public on jeepney modernization plan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: \u201cWe want to know what has happened to the modernization program. Has the DOTr come up with clear guidelines on how to implement this? There are still many things to be ironed out,\u201d Poe said. (Photo<\/a>: Senate of the Philippines\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA, Philippines \u2014 The Department of Transportation (DOTr) should submit its report and inform the public on the latest developments about the jeepney modernization program in the country, Senator Grace Poe said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to know what has happened to the modernization program. Has the DOTr come up with clear guidelines on how to implement this? There are still many things to be ironed out,\u201d Poe said.<\/p>\n

Poe, the chairperson of the Senate committee on public services, said that the DOTr should update the public to avoid confusion and misinformation about the scheduled phase-out of old jeepneys this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the details should be laid on the table because as far as ordinary jeepney drivers are concerned, it is their livelihood that is at stake here,\u201d the lady senator said.<\/p>\n

Poe also called on the jeepney drivers and operators to abstain from holding protests following the implementation of the \u201cTanggal Bulok, Tanggal Usok\u201d program by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lack of transportation hits the commuters hard and disrupts work and classes,\u201d Poe said.<\/p>\n

In a hearing last year, Poe mentioned the conduct of a pilot test of the modernization program first amid the lack of clear guidelines and consultation with the transport groups.<\/p>\n

The senator pushed that the DOTr should experiment on specific areas and should focus on possible tests, such as compliance with safety, roadworthiness and smoke emission.<\/p>\n

The DOTr has vowed to negotiate with the PUV organizations, operators, and employees.<\/p>\n

Poe said that as\u00a0a settlement, old jeepneys which will pass road-worthiness tests will still be allowed to continue plying their routes, considering that jeepney operators must comply with the Motor Vehicle Inspection System (MVIS) results which have recently been set up by the DOTr.<\/p>\n

Poe added that the program should not result in \u201cunjustly killing\u201d the source of livelihood of the drivers although she believes that there is a need to modernize the country’s public transportation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government should step in to ensure the public a convenient and safe way to commute, with the opportunity for the drivers and operators to upgrade their vehicles. However, it should not be too burdensome for them,\u201d Poe said.<\/p>\n

The DOTr estimated that a new jeepney costs between P1.5 million and P1.8 million, with the government subsidizing only a meager P80, 000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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