Vice President Leni Robredo. (VP Leni Media Bureau)
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Vice President Leni Robredo assured members of the transport sector she met on Friday that they’d be taken care of and their welfare protected if ever she is elected president within the 2022 nationwide elections.
In a message earlier than the covenant signing between her and the transport operators and drivers, Robredo mentioned that ought to she win within the presidential race, she would be sure that oppressive insurance policies which have positioned the sector’s enterprise in peril wouldn’t be continued.
“Alam ko na ‘yung sektor ninyo, isa sa pinakatinamaan in the course of the pandemic, na marami tayong puwedeng gawin para makaahon ulit kayo. Pero ‘yung kailangan nating gawin para makaahon kayo, huwag na nating ibalik doon sa dati, huwag na tayong makuntento na maibalik lang ‘yung sa dati lang, pero gawin natin: papaano pa natin aayusin saka paiigtingin na ‘yung mga miyembro ng sektor niyo, napo-protektahan,” she mentioned.
“Makakaasa kayo na po-proteksyunan namin kayo sa abot ng aming makakaya. So, maraming, maraming salamat sa inyo,” she added.
Among the many points mentioned by Robredo is the transport sector’s stand on public transport modernization — a program which she believes drivers and operators had been in favor of, however with circumstances which can be gentle on the employees.
Robredo careworn that the phrases that include the phasing out of outdated jeepneys and the acquisition of recent ones are usually very lengthy and costly — as the federal government’s share within the funds seem like low.
“Ito yung pagkakaintindi ko, hindi naman kayo tutol pero ang gusto niyo lang na mabigyan kayo ng pagkakataon na maka-comply na mas magaan. Unang una, ‘yung ibibigay ng pamahalaan na kontribusyon doon sa bibilhin na bagong — ‘yung mga e-jeepneys, masyadong mababa,” she mentioned.
“Tapos ‘yung phrases sa pagbayad na binibigay sa inyo, masyadong maiksi. Ito, pinagmulan itong pag-usapan, hindi pa pandemic. So, noong nagkaroon ng pandemic, parang lalo pang lumala ‘yung sitwasyon kasi nawalan ng hanapbuhay ang marami sa inyo,” she added.
The transport modernization plan has been pushed by the present administration, as a response to accidents attributable to dilapidated public autos and the air air pollution considerations raised by environmental teams.
However whereas a number of transport teams have been supportive of this system, they’ve pleaded for understanding from the federal government particularly as diminished journeys because of the COVID-19 pandemic have been laborious on their enterprise.
Comparable calls have been made regardless of the financial system step by step recovering after the surges, with costs of oil merchandise together with widely-used diesel gasoline rising quickly in 2022.
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To handle considerations about low revenue, Robredo means that the transport sector undertake service contracting to supply drivers an ensured wage regardless of the financial considerations.
“‘Yung para sa akin, puwede sanang hindi naging ganoon ka grabe ‘yung sitwasyon kung napagplanuhan ng maayos saka na-implement ng maayos. Noong nagkaroon po ng pandemic, ‘yung amin sina-suggest midday: parang mag-relyebo. Magazine-relyebo na ‘yung pamahalaan, nagse-service contracting para ‘yung mga frontliners natin, could nasasakyan kahit naka-lockdown tayo,” Robredo mentioned.
“Matagal namin ‘yun na tinutulak, pero hindi nangyari. Nangyari lang noong nagkaroon na talaga ng whole shutdown ng mga public transport. Parang masyadong kulang ‘yung planong ginawa, kaya ang ginawa po ng opisina namin, nakipag-partner kami– naglagay kami ng mga shuttle buses,” she added, referring to her workplace’s COVID-19 response program.
JPV
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