PISTON to DOTr: Don’t use pandemic to get rid of old PUJs

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Progressive transport group, Piston, has called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) anew to allow traditional jeepneys to ply the street as most parts of the

At 10 a.m. this Monday, June 1, 2020, the Cebu Chapter of the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide will be joining the “Busina para sa Balik-Pasada”, an online protest to air their calls for the government to allow them to resume operations.

This move of the government, Perez said, had become a subtle way to effectively phaseout the old jeepney units. “Daghan na nga gigutom nga pamilya sa mga driver tungod pipila ra man ang nakadawat, wa gani kaabot sa 1 percent sa miyembro namo ang nakadawat sa yuda. Hurot-hurot na ang pondo sa mga driver ug lubong na sa utang ang uban tungod sa kataas sa panahon nga wala nay pasada,” Perez told CDN Digital via phone.

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