Amid the rising fuel prices, a transport group said Sunday that jeepney drivers are now only able to take home from P300 to P400 of their daily income to their families.
Transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide national president Mody Floranda aired this concern in an interview on Super Radyo dzBB, saying that their daily income is far from the estimated family living wage of around P1,100.
“Dahil nga dun sa serye ng pagtaas, kung dati ay kumikita kami ng P400 to P500, ay ngayon ay lalong nababawasan. Halos bumabalik kami sa P300 to P400 ‘yung aming take-home na naiuuwi namin sa aming pamilya na 'di hamak na mas malayo sa family living wage para mabuhay ang lima sa isang pamilya,” he said.
“Batay sa mismong pag-aaral ng IBON Foundation, dapat P1,133 kada araw ang kailangan ng isang pamilya. Hindi pa ito para guminhawa ang kanilang buhay. Ito ay para matugunan lamang ang pangangailangan sa loob ng isang araw,” he added.by P0.60 to P0.80 in the coming week.This could mark the third straight week of increases so far this year., they have resorted to several ways to save their hard-earned money.
“Sa ngayon, lalong lumiit ang kita ng ating sektor ng ating public transport dahil nga dito sa tuloy-tuloy na namang paggalaw sa presyuhan ng mga produktong petrolyo sa bansa,” Floranda said. “Tayo ay nangangamba sa mga serye ng mga pagtaas dahil hindi lamang sektor ng transportasyon ‘yung pangunahing tatamaan nito kundi mismo ang ating mamamayan dahil alam namin natin na ‘pag tumataas ang presyo ng petrolyo, ay tumataas din ang pangunahing pangangailangan at serbisyo.”
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