{"id":259095,"date":"2020-06-24T00:27:23","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T04:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=259095"},"modified":"2020-06-24T04:56:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T08:56:01","slug":"uv-express-vans-more-likely-to-resume-ops-than-old-jeepneys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/24\/uv-express-vans-more-likely-to-resume-ops-than-old-jeepneys\/","title":{"rendered":"UV Express vans more likely to resume ops than old jeepneys"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FILE: After several months of rehabilitation, the Marcos Bridge along Marcos Highway in Marikina City reopened to motorists on Thursday (Oct. 31, 2019). (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 UV Express vans have a higher chance of resuming transport operations compared to the traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJs), Malaca\u00f1ang said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that unlike PUJs with seats that make passengers face each other, UV Express vans have seats that let passengers face one direction which minimizes the risk of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infection.<\/p>\n

He said both the UV Express vans and PUJs will be tapped if the current modes of public transportation are not enough to send commuters to their respective destinations.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s the convenience of the riding public that is being considered. If what we have is not enough then it will surely be allowed. I think the UV Express stand a better chance than jeepneys,\u201d he said in an interview over ABS-CBN News Channel\u2019s Headstart.<\/p>\n

Roque also said the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is currently looking into the possibility of allowing traditional PUJs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere should be a decision within the month,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Roque said PUJs may no longer be allowed to resume operations if other modes of public transport will be enough to service commuters.<\/p>\n

He said UV Express vans and PUJs are at the bottom of the transport hierarchy, which means they can service fewer passengers and they will only be allowed once the existing transport modes continue to be insufficient.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Roque also denied that the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to limit vehicles on the roads is anti-poor since it favors those who own private cars.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe priority of the IATF is still upholding public health. And that is why as far as public transportation is concerned, it\u2019s not just cars that are being given priority,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said that also allowed are the country\u2019s railway systems, buses, taxis, transport network vehicle services (TNVS), shuttle services, point-to-point buses, and bicycles.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not true that the favored mode of transportation is private because we all know that the majority of people still don\u2019t have access to private transportation. So I don\u2019t think that is the case, that it is not pro-poor,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

As for sports, Roque denied that the IATF also allowed only pro-rich sports such as golf to resume saying that all non-contact sports were allowed under relaxed quarantine protocols.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe prevailing and most important criterion is \u2018Is it a contact sport?\u2019 Because if it\u2019s not a contact sport it\u2019s allowed to,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said contact sports such as basketball cannot be allowed unless there is an improvement in the country\u2019s rate of Covid-19 infection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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