MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has warned drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) who will join the weeklong transport strike starting today that they face both
Meanwhile, the Metro Manila Development Council , in anticipation of the strike, lifted for Monday the implementation of the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program, or the expanded number coding scheme., for its part, ordered its regional directors to issue special permits to PUVs that would allow them to operate outside of their routes, to ensure that no commuters will be affected by the “tigil pasada” protest action this week.
These are the National Federation of Transport Cooperatives, the Alliance of Transport Operators’ and Drivers’ Association of the Philippines, the Liga ng Transportasyon at Operators sa Pilipinas, the Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations, Pasang Masda Jeepney, the Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines, Stop and Go Coalition, the Senate Employees Transport Service Cooperative, and the UV Express National Alliance of the Philippines.
“We want to emphasize that a franchise is not a right, it’s a mere privilege that the state can take back anytime if you do not comply [with the terms]. In other words, there are many mechanisms to protect our commuters both on the criminal and administrative aspects. We’re supported by the law on this,” said Yebra, a graduate of the San Beda Law School who topped the bar examinations in 2009.
“We sympathize with them and we hope it won’t be violent this coming Monday,” said Samuel Ramos of the Manila Taxi and Regional Association. June Magno of the Truck Drivers Philippines noted that the imported modern vehicles are “very expensive,” considering the alternative solutions.
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