`Di konsolidadong jeep, bawal na sa Pebrero 1

ni Angela Fernando - Trainee @News | January 14, 2023

Nagpaalala ang Office of Transportation Cooperatives nitong Linggo sa mga operator at driver ng mga public utility vehicle (PUV) na hindi nakapagkonsolida bago ang deadline na tigil-pasada na sila mula sa kanilang ruta simula Pebrero 1.

Saad ng tserman ng OTC na si Andy Ortega, kung alam naman daw ng mga operator at driver na hindi na sila puwedeng bumiyahe dahil wala na silang prangkisa, magkusa nang huwag bumiyahe upang iwas-hulihan.

Nagpahayag din ang tserman na importante raw na alam na mismo na hindi na dapat bumiyahe upang maiwasan na rin ang gulo o tensiyon.

PUV modernization, hindi kinakailangan sa ngayon — Pimentel

ni Eli San Miguel - Trainee @News | January 3, 2024

Nagpahayag si Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III ngayong Miyerkules, na siya'y nagmumungkahi ng pansamantalang paghinto sa Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP).

Ipinapayo niya ang pagsasagawa ng diyalogo sa mga apektadong driver ng jeepney upang malutas ang mga problemang kaugnay sa plano.

"I mean those who thought about this program...they may never have been jeepney drivers or operators siguro they graduated from some finance school. On paper sabi nila theoretically this can be done but una sa lahat, there is there should also be a route rationalization program because as I understand it, when they look at all the franchises granted over the transportation routes nakita nila parang wild wild west or free for all," paliwanag ni Pimentel.

"So we have to rationalize that, kung di pa yan ready, who's responsibility is that? Hindi naman yan sa jeepney drivers and operators if that's beyond their power. That's (the) government's responsibility. And if that is not yet ready, and that is an important component of the plan, why are we now disrupting the lives of the jeepney drivers and operators who are earning on a day-to-day basis?" dagdag niya.

Sinabi ni Pimentel na dapat imbestigahan ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) kung bakit walang antisipasyon na mag-enroll o sumali sa programang ito.

Ipinahayag ni Pimentel na sa ngayon, wala pang pangangailangan para sa isang programang modernisasyon. Ayon sa kanya, ang pagkakaroon ng regulasyon hinggil sa polusyon sa hangin ang mahalaga.

Kung itutuloy ang programa, at marami nang mga drayber ang nagbabanta na aalis kung itutuloy ng gobyerno ang plano, binigyang-diin ni Pimentel na maaaring magkaroon ng kakulangan sa transportasyon at maaapektuhan nito ang mga commuter.

"There will not be peace and harmony in transport sector. Kailangan kasi may cooperation iyan. Kung may tinatawag na industrial peace, dapat meron ding peace and harmony sa transport sector, hindi lang para sa riding public kung hindi para rin sa operators and drivers," aniya.

"Kung hindi na worth it sa kanila, because yung effort nila hindi naman sufficient sa ikabubuhay ng pamilya nila, aalis sila sa sector na yan. Therefore, kakaunti ang supply ng vehicles, lumalaki ang population, nagiging mobile tayo we need to move around for our work, for our schooling and our recreation," dagdag pa niya.

Mga klase, suspendido dahil sa tigil-pasada

ni Eli San Miguel - Trainee @News | November 19, 2023

Ilan sa mga paaralan at local government units (LGUs) ang nagpatupad ng suspensiyon ng physical classes dahil sa transport strike na magsisimula sa Lunes, Nobyembre 20.

Inanunsiyo ng transport group na PISTON noong Nobyembre 15, ang tatlong araw na tigil-pasada isang buwan bago ang takdang deadline na Disyembre 31 para pagtibayin ang pagbabago ng mga Public Utility Vehicle (PUV).

Narito ang listahan ng mga LGUs at paaralan na nagkansela ng mga klase:

Local Government Units

•Pampanga: suspension of in-person classes in all levels of public and private schools.

•Cabuyao, Laguna: suspension of in-person classes in all levels to shift to asynchronous (modular or online) classes

•Calamba, Laguna: suspension of in-person classes in all levels, public and private schools to shift to online learning.

•Camalig, Albay: suspension of in-person classes of public and private schools at all levels

Universities

•Adamson University: Synchronous online classes at all levels to be conducted.

•Arellano University: No in-person classes in all levels and branches from November 20 to 22.

•Ateneo de Manila University: Undergraduate and graduate classes in the Schools of Education and Learning Design, Humanities, Management, Science and Engineering, and Social Sciences to hold online classes for the duration of the strike scheduled from Nov. 20 to 23. However, classes are to resume once the strike ends according to Ateneo’s student publication “The Guidon.”

•De La Salle University-Manila campus: Classes in all levels to shift online from November 20 to 22.

•De La Salle University-Laguna: In-person classes in all levels from preschool to college to shift online from November 20 to 22.

•Far Eastern University - Manila and Makati: Online classes will be conducted.

•FEU High School: Synchronous online classes are also to be conducted.

•Mapua University: Synchronous online classes are to be conducted for all levels.

•Miriam College - Loyola Heights: Basic Education Unit, Skills Development and Technical Education Center, and Higher Education Unit will shift to online classes from November 20 to 21.

•Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila: To shift to synchronous online classes from November 20 to 22.

•Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina: All classes are to shift to asynchronous mode from November 20 to 22.

•Polytechnic University of the Philippines: All campuses will shift to online mode of classes from November 20 to 22.

•University of the East - Manila and Caloocan Campus: Classes in all levels for November 20 and 21 will be delivered in online asynchronous mode.

•University of the Philippines-Diliman: Classes to shift to remote or asynchronous learning modes from November 20 to 22.

•University of the Philippines-Manila: Classes to shift to online mode on November 20.

•University of the Philippines-Los Baños: Classes shall be delivered via remote or asynchronous mode.

•University of Santo Tomas: Classes and office work will shift to the “enriched virtual mode” and remote arrangements.