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Johnson Manabat

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MANILA — Seven transport groups, known as the Magnificent 7, and other allied organizations supporting the government&#x27;s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program have threatened to launch a nationwide transport strike if the Senate releases its resolution suspending the implementation of the PUVMP. In a press conference on Monday, Pasang Masda president Roberto &quot;Ka Obet&quot; Martin condemned the pronouncement made by Senate President Sen. Francis &quot;Chiz&quot; Escudero last week against the PUVMP.&quot;Kinokondena namin ang sinabi ng pangulo ng senado na si Mr. Chiz Escudero tungkol dun sa suspensiyon ng PUVMP. Ang hakbangin namin… lahat ng pipirma sa resolusyon, hindi natin dapat iboto sa darating na halalan,&quot; Martin said.&quot;Ito’y isang surpresa, baka dumating tayo sa punto… ang pagtigil pasada. Ipadadama natin sa kanya at sa kanila ang lakas ng 80% na nakiisa at tumaya dito sa programa ng ating pamahalaan,&quot; he added.The Senate resolution suspending the PUVMP implementation, Pasang Masda said, will trigger them to push through with a transport strike plan.  &quot;&#x27;Yun pong tinututulan namin dito &#x27;yung paggawa nila ng resolusyon… kaya kami ay aabot sa tigil pasada. Ito na po &#x27;yung ultimate remedy na magagawa natin upang ipadama sa kanila na mahigpit naming tinututulan ang kanilang gagawing ito sa hanay ng transportasyon,&quot; Martin said.Martin explained that transport groups composing the 80 percent consolidation rate nationwide have already invested a lot under the PUVMP and suspending its implementation will affect their income.&quot;Marami na po ang nag-comply sa modern jeepneys. Tumaya na sila, nakiisa, niyakap na po ang program. Ang gusto naming lahat, ituloy ang public transport modernization. Tumaya na pong lahat &#x27;yan, nangutang na, nagbabayad na. Malaki ang magiging epekto nito sa mga nag-comply na,&quot; he said.&quot;Marami na po ang tumaya, sumugal, nakiisa… sapagkat ang iniisip nila…makapagdudulot tayo ng magandang serbisyo, maayos, ligtas ang ating mananakay dito sa programang ito.&quot; Martin said he was not invited to a Senate committee hearing last week and all of them were surprised with the decision.The possible transport strike will be their last recourse, he said, adding that around 90 percent of its members in Metro Manila are expected to join the strike.Meanwhile, National Center for Commuters Safety and Protection chairperson Elvira Medina said she supports the transport strike plan of the Magnificent 7 even if this will result in a lack of public transportation.&quot;Magkasama po ang commuters at transport groups na magpipirma ng manifesto upang ipaalam sa pangulo natin na kami po ay satisfied at kailangang malaman ng senado kung ano na ang naitaya ng transport sector,&quot; Medina said.&quot;Kahit po dugo, ipipirma ko sa isang manifesto ng pagsuporta sa PUV modernization, marami na pong history itong PUV modenization, ipinaglilihi pa lang po, hindi pa nabibinyagan marami nang benepisyo ang mga drivers at commuters dito,” Medina said.Aside from Pasang Masda, members of the Magnificent 7 include the Alliance of Transport Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (ALTODAP), PISTON, Alliance of Concerned Transport Organization (ACTO), Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (FEDJODAP), Stop and Go Coalition, and Liga ng Transportation at mga Operators ng Pilipinas (LTOP).<div>RELATED VIDEO:</div><div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_MKRusKPXjw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>

Seven pro-jeepney modernization groups have threatened to launch a nationwide transport strike if the Senate releases its resolution suspending the implementation of the program.

Seven pro-jeepney modernization groups have threatened to launch a nationwide transport strike if the Senate releases its resolution suspending the implementation of the program.

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Pro-jeepney modernization groups threaten to launch transport strike

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Published Jul 29, 2024 02:10 PM PHT

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