By DEE AYROSO
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By DEE AYROSO
For Jeepney Drivers and Truckers in the Philippines, a Long, Hard Slog

Since the Arroyo regime expanded the value-added tax on oil and since the implementation of the oil-deregulation law, most jeepney drivers have to work long hours, often up to 14 hours a day. If they don’t, whatever money they earn for the day will only further enrich the oil companies — and they go home penniless. Think about this the next time you are tempted to curse jeepney drivers for being uncouth, discourteous and undisciplined, as the government is wont to depict them.
A Day in the Life of a Jeepney Driver
Jeepney drivers work long days and endure a lot of difficulties in their struggle to eke out a daily living. At the end of the day, however, their earnings are far from enough to afford basic necessities. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Sa maghapon Ang buhay ay pamamasada Tinitiis Usok at init ng makina At…