00:00The Transportation Department assured the transport groups that the Jeepney Modernization Program will focus and study the root of the transport strike of some transport groups.
00:10The government vehicles are on standby to fight the passengers during the strike.
00:15The details are in the national news of JM Pineda of PTV Manila.
00:20This Sunday, the Department of Transportation and LTFRB met with the transport groups to discuss the Public Utility Modernization Program or PUVMP.
00:31Next is the so-called 3-Day Transport Strike or Tigil Pasada in the Philippines of the Manibela Group today.
00:38DOTR Secretary Vince Di Sona said that this program is a complicated and long process, so it should be studied well.
00:47It is complicated to switch from a traditional jeepney to a modern jeepney.
00:54There are many aspects to it.
00:56Economic, social, and most importantly, the root rationalization.
01:05That is the only thing that will give viability to the transition from a traditional jeepney to a modern PUV.
01:16This is not a simple thing.
01:18On the other hand, the Department of Transportation assured that it has prepared assistance to the passengers affected by the 3-Day Tigil Pasada.
01:26Vince Di Sona, the Director of Transportation himself, monitored the places that may be affected.
01:33We are monitoring and on standby.
01:35We are on standby.
01:36There are MDA bases so that we won't have to ride a jeepney.
01:41That's why it's good to have a system like this.
01:45We can see right away if there are passengers who will have problems.
01:50We can deploy our bases in case our countrymen will have difficulties in transportation.
02:01It is also accompanied by the help of LGUs and other agencies to provide free vehicles.
02:06In Quezon City, e-trikes were deployed to ensure that there are vehicles for stranded passengers.
02:13The Coast Guard also provided assistance to alleviate the difficulties of passengers.
02:18According to the MMDA, the vehicles are only in preposition and will only be deployed if there are places that are severely affected.
02:26The LTFRB is open to dialogue with the transport groups that were affected by the 3-Day Tigil Pasada.
02:31However, they made it clear that they will not be able to give their request to stop the program.
02:36If we have a dialogue and you ask us to stop this, that's a major decision.
02:49Even the Secretary of DOTR, up to the President, will be able to answer that.
02:56Because that's the policy of the government. That's a major transport policy.
03:01LTFRB cannot decide on that. Why? We are just implementing.
