Ilang hiling ng PISTON para mas mapadali ang pagpapa-consolidate, pagbibigyan na, ayon sa LTFRB | Saksi
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00:00 On the first day of the new stop, Pistón Pass, LTFRB said that they will give the group's request to facilitate the consolidation of the jeeps.
00:11 But the deadline is not yet resolved and those who will not arrive will be considered as "colorum".
00:17 Mark Salazar is a witness.
00:22 It was morning earlier and the passengers are already going crazy whenever a jeep passes by. The people who are going to work or classes are already stressed because of the long waiting of the vehicles.
00:33 It's only an hour.
00:34 So you're already here?
00:36 Yes.
00:37 I think I've been here for 7 hours and 40 minutes.
00:40 8 hours and 20 minutes?
00:42 It's up to you. But of course, you should also understand the drivers.
00:46 Some of the drivers' jeeps traveled a route first to earn money.
00:51 They just drove around to buy food and then they went home.
00:55 This trip is important. What we are fighting for is our livelihood.
01:01 I hope you understand why we came here.
01:05 We don't want our passengers to suffer in the expensive fare that will be used for the massage.
01:11 If the UBs and jeeps are not available, according to our data, the minimum fare for massage will be P35.
01:21 MMDA is preparing 600 buses to provide free ride.
01:25 But only 56 buses were dispatched for Maklolo to more than 1,000 passengers in different parts of Metro Manila.
01:33 As passengers, we are really accompanying the drivers and operators to fight the jeepney phase-out.
01:40 I think the issues in consolidation need to be discussed so that our drivers will not be afraid.
01:49 In front of the LTFRB, the piston closed to explain why they continued the two-day shutdown.
01:58 Even though President Bongbong Marcos said that there is no way back in the December 31 deadline
02:05 for the consolidation or formation of the cooperatives of the operators.
02:09 We were surprised by the statement of the BBM.
02:13 He said that it is not necessary to stay in the government's program.
02:19 Only 25% of the jeepneys are compliant and almost 36% or 35% of the UB Express.
02:30 That means that the ones who are running in the country are still traditional jeepneys.
02:36 Before noon, the LTFRB invited the chairperson for a closed-door meeting.
02:42 The meeting lasted for more than two hours and then the LTFRB said that they will allow the few pistons.
02:51 The consolidation was eased where only ORCR and petition are needed.
02:56 Two to three cooperatives can travel on one route instead of one.
03:01 Instead of 15, a minimum of 10 members of a cooperative.
03:06 The previous fines are not being cancelled and new jeepneys do not need to be bought even if they are rehabilitated.
03:15 They formed a cooperative. There is no jeepney phase-out.
03:19 The purchase of modernized jeepneys is not forced.
03:23 Traditional jeepneys can travel as long as it is roadworthy.
03:28 Although the LTFRB is saying that it is not necessary to buy expensive units,
03:34 but I said that you should issue an incentive order that is proven.
03:38 According to the DOTR, only 26% of public vehicles have consolidated in Metro Manila.
03:46 Because there is no deadline, the jeepneys are considered as color rooms that are not connected or formed by a cooperative.
03:54 The piston is a worry.
03:56 We are afraid of a transport crisis.
03:59 That will not happen, said the DOTR, even if it will be at the same time as the closure of the Philippine National Railways from January due to the North-South Commuter Railway Project.
04:11 Most of our major thoroughfares, most of the major roads in Manila already have consolidated.
04:20 A special permit will also be issued for buses that can be driven by passengers who cannot use the train.
04:27 The piston will continue to be closed tomorrow.
04:30 For GMA Integrated News, Mark Salazar, your witness.
04:37 [Music]