Panayam kay DOTr Road Transport and Infrastructure Usec. Andy Ortega patungkol sa mga miyembro ng kooperatibang pabor sa Public Transport Modernization Program na nagsasagawa ng 'Unity Walk' ngayong araw
Panayam kay DOTr Road Transport and Infrastructure Usec. Andy Ortega patungkol sa mga miyembro ng kooperatibang pabor sa Public Transport Modernization Program na nagsasagawa ng 'Unity Walk' ngayong araw
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00:00Unity Walk, the supporters of the PUV Modernization Program and the Senate Resolution regarding the suspension of the PUVMP.
00:09We will discuss this with the Road Transport and Infrastructure Undersecretary, Andy Ortega of the Department of Transportation.
00:19Usec Andy, good afternoon.
00:22Good afternoon to you, Jan. Good afternoon.
00:26Usec, first of all, this is Unity Walk, the supporters of the PUV Modernization Program. What is your reaction regarding this?
00:37First of all, this was the result of their reaction when the Senate hearing took place.
00:45I was there and I saw the faces of the operatives and corporations.
00:50They were sad and then eventually, they were angry. They were surprised.
00:54It's good that they are helping the program and they had the idea to suspend it.
01:00Fast forward, they had Unity Walk today and many of them are expressing how they feel on the suggestion of our good Senators.
01:14Usec Andy, how many operators and drivers do you think are moving here in Unity Walk and what is their intention?
01:23Good afternoon, Commissioner. Hundreds of cooperatives and corporations are coming together.
01:31We're talking, of course, the majority are here in NCR and Karabik Bayan.
01:38But I know that those who came from Visayas, Cebu and Mindanao are the leaders of this group.
01:46They represent their organization.
01:50They did not declare a shutdown.
01:53What they declared is Unity Walk because they feel that after how many years of hearings,
02:00of the things that happened because of the program, they felt that they were not heard.
02:07That's why they made a move to achieve what they want, which basically is to continue the program.
02:17Are there any commuters affected by this Unity Walk, Usec?
02:22What is the assistance of DOTR to the commuters affected?
02:27We always have an inter-agency task force.
02:33It is assisted by DOTR, MMDA, LTFRB and the police.
02:38There are people who are ready to ride for free.
02:42But from what I gathered, after Unity Walk, they were able to reach Balacanang.
02:48I'm sure they felt the traffic from Welcome to Mindola.
02:55But the good news is, I think they decided that they did not use their vehicles,
03:02which they planned to be part of the rally to avoid more traffic.
03:07It looks like they just walked and did not use their vehicles.
03:12My feedback is that the report of the inter-task force agency was good.
03:18It was controlled like a Unity Walk.
03:23I think they were effective in relaying what they wanted to say to everyone.
03:30Is DOTR planning to assist the Senate in clarifying this?
03:36What will our countrymen expect from DOTR after this?
03:41Yes com. What happened is, right after our Senate President Escudero spoke at the hearing last week,
03:49the Secretary Bautista himself immediately sent a letter through DOTR on Monday.
03:57Because of the concerns that were raised, maybe we thought that DOTR has things that are not clear.
04:06So we analyzed the program and the things that were passed by the program.
04:12The meetings changed and definitely improvement.
04:16Most especially, bottom line, 83 percent agreed.
04:21Maybe that's what needs to be clarified through the letter that Secretary Bautista sent,
04:28to know that this is a program that embraces our big sector in transportation.
04:36All right. Thank you very much for your time,
04:40Road Transport and Infrastructure Undersecretary Andy Ortega of the Department of Transportation.
04:46Again, thank you very much. Thank you.