Various transport groups are staging a weeklong strike beginning March 6 to contest the impending phaseout of traditional jeepneys. | janebautistaINQ NCorralesINQ /PDI
In a press briefing on Monday, groups including the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide, Manibela, Alsa Jeep, and the National Confederation of Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to scrap the June 30 deadline for traditional jeepney operators and drivers to join cooperatives or risk losing their franchises or provisional authorities .
“I think the problem is that the DOTr had no representative during the discussions to clarify the issues. So I have already instructed the undersecretary for road sector to coordinate with the LTFRB and with the operators,” he added. The franchises for traditional jeepneys were originally set to expire by the end of March nationwide, except for Metro Manila where the PAs are valid until the end of April.
This is in line with the transportation department’s Order No. 2017-011, or Omnibus Franchising Guidelines issued on June 19, 2017, which stipulates that only corporations or cooperatives with at least 15 vehicles will be allowed to apply for franchises covering major routes. Joel Bolano, LTFRB technical division chief, earlier clarified that the agency was only targeting to initially address the consolidation component of the modernization program.
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