{"id":258189,"date":"2020-06-16T08:43:13","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T12:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=258189"},"modified":"2020-06-16T08:43:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T12:43:13","slug":"resumption-of-2nd-phase-of-public-transport-to-proceed-on-june-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/16\/resumption-of-2nd-phase-of-public-transport-to-proceed-on-june-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Resumption of 2nd phase of public transport to proceed on June 22"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: \u2018MANIC\u2019 MONDAY. Commuters wait for public utility vehicles at the Marikina-Infanta Highway in Antipolo City, Rizal on Monday (June 1, 2020). Mass transportation, except for jeepneys, resumed operations at a limited capacity under a more relaxed general community quarantine in Metro Manila and other parts of the country. (PNA photo by Joey Razon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The second phase of the resumption of public transport will proceed even if Metro Manila and other parts of the country remain under general community quarantine (GCQ), Malaca\u00f1ang said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will roll out the second phase of public transport, which allows public utility buses (PUBs), modern public utility vehicles (PUVs), and UV Express with limited passenger capacity from June 22-30, 2020.<\/p>\n

During the first phase from June 1-21, 2020, only train and bus augmentation, bus augmentation units, taxis and Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS), shuttle services, point-to-point buses, and bicycles are allowed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlam ko po sa<\/em>\u00a0(What I know is that on) June 22, they will implement the next phase of the DOTr…That will continue whether or not we are in GCQ,\u201d he said in a virtual presser.<\/p>\n

Roque, however, said he has to verify whether the DOTr will also allow provincial buses to resume operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe question mark po are the provincial buses because I know that while under GCQ\u00a0e parang wala pa. Wala pang<\/em>\u00a0provincial buses (they\u2019re still not allowed),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said he will verify with transport officials which type of public transport will be allowed to resume operations.<\/p>\n

On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte retained the GCQ classification in Metro Manila until June 30.<\/p>\n

Other areas under GCQ are provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Tarlac, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Occidental Mindoro, Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor; and cities of Santiago, Olongapo, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Zamboanga, and Davao.<\/p>\n

The rest of the country remains under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) until the end of the month.<\/p>\n

Duterte, meanwhile, reverted Cebu City from GCQ to a stricter enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) due to the increasing number of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases and widespread community transmission in the majority of barangays in the city.<\/p>\n

He also placed Talisay City, a component city under the province of Cebu, under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until June 30 for the same reasons.<\/p>\n

PUJ for delivery services<\/p>\n

Since traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJs) will still be prohibited under GCQ, Roque said that DOTr will also facilitate the PUJ modernization program wherein PUJs will have a seating arrangement that is similar to modern buses instead of the traditional PUJ where passengers face each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng sabi ng<\/em>\u00a0DOTr,\u00a0itutuloy po nila ang<\/em>\u00a0jeepney modernization\u00a0at magbibigay po tayo ng tulong para yung mga<\/em>\u00a0displaced jeepney operators\u00a0ay makasapi po dito sa<\/em>\u00a0jeepney modernization program (The DOTr said they will push through with the jeepney modernization and will give help to displaced jeepney operators so that they can be part of the program),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Roque also assured that the DOTr\u2019s plan to tap PUJs for delivery services is also in the works.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it will happen that at the very minimum,\u00a0ang mga<\/em>\u00a0jeepney drivers\u00a0ay magiging<\/em>\u00a0(that jeepney drivers will be tapped for) delivery service,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Roque said PUJ drivers are also being eyed as contact tracers since the country needs to hire around 120,000 contact tracers nationwide to augment the existing over 30,000 contact tracers.<\/p>\n

Roque also assured that PUJ drivers are guaranteed cash aid ranging from PHP5,000 to PHP8,000 under the government\u2019s social amelioration program (SAP).<\/p>\n

He said the government is also studying the possibility of introducing a third tranche of subsidy for PUJ drivers.<\/p>\n

Around 500,000 PUJ drivers were displaced due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to transport group Piston.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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