Unang araw ng transport strike, hindi naramdaman ng mga pasahero
Unang araw ng transport strike, hindi naramdaman ng mga pasahero;
ilang jeepney driver, nanghihinayang sa kanilang kikitain
ilang jeepney driver, nanghihinayang sa kanilang kikitain
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00:00 Today, the blockade of some transport groups began.
00:03 For the update on whether public transportation was paralyzed,
00:08 Karen Villanda has the story.
00:11 On the first day of the blockade of the group Pistón
00:16 to stop the POV modernization,
00:18 the passengers felt it.
00:20 For Anna, she didn't adjust the time
00:23 because whenever she announces the transport strike,
00:26 she's driving towards her school in Valenzuela.
00:29 From Luzon Avenue, Quezon City.
00:31 There was a line earlier.
00:34 I didn't feel the strike.
00:36 Even though some of the jeepney drivers in Monumento
00:39 were forced to pay P800 to leave
00:41 when the blockade was stopped.
00:43 But they were told not to be stopped.
00:45 We don't have other means of living.
00:48 We don't have rice to buy.
00:51 I can't say no.
00:54 I can't say we'll join.
00:56 If we're forced to pay, we'll be forced to stop.
01:02 The Pistón blockade was stopped
01:05 along with the Manibela,
01:07 where 1,000 jeepneys were not allowed
01:09 in Monumento, San Andres Bukid and Marikina.
01:11 But the MMDA argued
01:13 that public transportation was not paralyzed
01:17 on the first day of the 3-day transport strike
01:19 based on their monitoring at the command center.
01:22 Only 74 rescue vehicles were used at 2 p.m.
01:27 of the 700 MMDA, LGU and National Government prepared.
01:32 Only 500 people were evacuated
01:34 from the 12 rally areas
01:36 that were guarded by the MMDA.
01:38 We can say that
01:41 this is just normal Monday morning rush hour food traffic.
01:49 It's just that we don't want to save money.
01:53 So immediately, when we see 20-30 people on the road
01:58 waiting to be transported,
02:01 we immediately deploy our preposition assets
02:05 so that we can ride quickly.
02:08 Maybe you have personnel on the field
02:13 and they can say
02:15 that you won't see any stranded passengers.
02:20 So I can confidently say
02:24 that public transportation was not paralyzed this morning.
02:30 Earlier this morning, the government caretaker,
02:34 Vice President and Deputy Secretary Sara Duterte,
02:37 visited the command center
02:38 where the free vehicles were monitored.
02:40 Two rescue buses were also used
02:42 by the Office of the Vice President
02:44 and VP Sara also insisted
02:46 that there was no cancellation of classes
02:48 on the day of the stoppage of the road.
02:50 The directive of our President,
02:52 we also discussed this earlier
02:54 with the Executive Committee,
02:56 was that the response of our government
03:00 and our government should be prepared.
03:03 It's important that people and commuters
03:07 who are on the road are not harmed
03:10 because we did not cancel our work
03:13 and we did not cancel the classes of our students.
03:18 It's also important for him
03:20 to protect the other public utility vehicles
03:25 that are on the roads
03:27 and of course the private vehicles
03:30 that are on our land.
03:33 At 4.30 p.m. earlier this afternoon,
03:36 LTFRB Chair Gwady visited Mody Floranda
03:39 to talk personally
03:41 about the three-day stoppage of the road.
03:44 Here, Floranda laid a condition
03:46 and said that they will do it
03:48 if their franchise returns in five years.
03:51 The deadline for consolidation will be removed
03:54 and the omnibus guideline
03:56 for the POV modernization will be changed.
03:58 According to Gwady,
03:59 he agreed to allow their franchise to return
04:01 in five years,
04:03 but he will still study the other requests of the group.
04:06 If the decision of our local authorities
04:09 here in the National Capital Region
04:11 and in the regions
04:13 to continue our movement,
04:15 we do not refuse to continue
04:18 the three-day movement
04:20 to reach the fundamental solution
04:23 that our drivers and operators experienced.
04:26 We thank Chairman Gwady
04:29 for the requests of our drivers.
04:32 We just need to have a reliable contact
04:35 with our drivers and operators
04:38 and we can see that there are many prospects
04:41 not only in the DOTR.
04:43 Gwady said that his office will be open tomorrow
04:46 to discuss this with Piston.
04:48 According to Piston,
04:49 their group will discuss
04:51 if they will continue the three-day stoppage tomorrow.
04:54 Karen Villanda for the nation.
04:56 In the last announcement of MMDA,
05:00 the number coding will return starting tomorrow.