“Private companies always come after big profit margins. Under LRMC’s contract, the government will pay once the corporation is not able to charge a fare hike. This is unclear and anti-people,” said Bayan.
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Jeepney phaseout| Joblessness for drivers, bankruptcy for operators, higher fares for commuters
Piston said most of the country’s jeepney drivers and operators are fine with upgrading and rehabilitating the jeepneys, but not in the total scrapping of it as advocated by the Transportation department.
Public feels impact of nationwide strike vs jeepney phaseout, corporatization
“Through standards only a few foreign corporations could comply to, and through selling vehicles only they could manufacture, jeepney operators are subjected to the monopoly of these corporations, and they would be mired in debt.”
Drivers vow zero votes for Mar, LP Roxas
The No To Jeepney Phaseout Coalition points to Mar Roxas as one of the prime movers of the jeepney phase out plan when he was still Transportation secretary.
Jeepney drivers hold nationwide protest vs jeepney phaseout
So far, only two units have been delivered in an approved fleet management group. Its machines overheated and conked out in less than one month.
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Protesting train commuters dramatize Aquino, Abaya being run over by train
“The government must be responsible to the transportation workers, the passengers and the communities.”
Toward national industrialization| Develop local manufacturers, jeepney assemblers say
Instead of killing off small jeepney manufacturers, operators, the government could help them in acquiring new machines at friendly prices and contracts.
Drivers want Abaya, Aquino to scrap order of corporate takeover of jeepneys
They are also asking instead for government subsidy to allow Filipino jeepney assemblers to modernize the jeepney.
Commuters group says PNR train derailed due to gross neglect
“Lack of government funding and continued neglect result in the deteriorating quality of services, overcrowding of coaches, and a plethora of safety issues.”
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