The health and livelihood of jeepney drivers should be the main consideration in implementing the jeepney modernization program.
On this note, Senator Robin Padilla supported Senator Grace Poe’s call to delay the phasing out of traditional jeepneys so jeepney drivers will not lose their livelihood.
“Ang tanong po, handa na po ba talaga ang ating transport groups? Katunayan po, ang nakalagay dito dapat sila ay in-organize na ng cooperative, magkaroon ng cooperative sa transport. Ang tanong, nagawa po ba yan? E sa amin pong hearing na ginawa ng ating Ginang Sen. Imee Marcos, wala pa pong nagagawa ang pag-oorganisa ng transport group para magkaroon ng cooperative. Kaya tama lang po ang sinasabi ng ating mahal na Ginang Sen. Grace Poe na ipagpaliban muna ito,” Padilla said in his manifestation.
Also, the legislator called on the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) to help the drivers organize into cooperatives so they can acquire the new environment-friendly jeepneys.
“Jeepney drivers’ health must also be a major factor.”
But the lawmaker stressed jeepney drivers’ health must also be a major factor, noting this is the reason for his decision to make a commercial on the jeepney modernization program.
“Kaya sana po sa pamamagitan ng panukalang ito ay makatok po natin ang CDA, Cooperative Development natin sa Pilipinas, para sila po ay umaksyon na at ma-organize na po ang ating mga jeepney,” the senator said.
In his commercial on the jeepney modernization program, Padilla said the environment-friendly new jeepneys are needed on our roads – but not at the expense of jeepney drivers’ livelihood.
“Dapat gawin muna po ng ahensya ng gobyerno ang pag-o-organize ng jeepney driver para sila magkaroon ng pagkakataon na makabili, na magkaroon nitong modernized jeep.”
“Dapat gawin muna po ng ahensya ng gobyerno ang pag-o-organize ng jeepney driver para sila magkaroon ng pagkakataon na makabili, na magkaroon nitong modernized jeep. Dahil hanggang wala po talaga ang kooperatiba mananatiling pangarap itong tinatawag nating modernisasyon,” he concluded.
