If reelected, Senator Risa Hontiveros vowed to continue pushing for the Security of Tenure Bill and measures that will help the transport sector keep up from the rising oil prices and jeepney modernization.

In a statement on Thursday, April 7, Hontiveros said she was the first one to file the Security of Tenure Bill in the Senate along with various organizations and unions but to no avail.

"Trinabaho natin ito hanggang sa dulo kasama sina Senate President Sotto. Inilaban natin ito para makapagpasa ng isang batas na tunay na magsusulong ng security of tenure at aalisin ang ENDO o ang 5-5-5 na sistema ng trabaho (We worked on this until the end with Senate President Tito Sotto. We fought for this in order to pass a law that will support the security of tenure and end Endo or the 5-5-5 employment system)," Hontiveros said.

"Ngunit tayong lahat ay nabigo at ikinalulungkot ko na hindi ito sinuportahan ng Palasyo. Babalik tayong muli at ilalaban ito (But we did not succeed at sadly, it was not supported by the Palace. We will go back and fight for it)," the lawmaker said.

During a recent meeting with drivers and operators of the Zambales Olongapo Bataan Transport group, Hontiveros also committed to support the group's call to defer the implementation of jeepney modernization and rehabilitate traditional jeepneys instead of completely phasing them out.

The group told the reelectionist Senator that the implementation of the jeepney modernization is "unreasonable."

“Saan nga naman kukuha ang ating mga tsuper ng 1,500 kada araw para sa modern jeep? Kadalasan kulang pa nga ang kinikita sa pasada? Kaya suportado ko ang rehabilitasyon ng traditional na mga jeep, imbes na phase out (Where would our drivers get P1,500 every day for the modern jeep? Their earning would normally not suffice. I support the rehabilitation of traditional jeeps rather than phasing them out),” Hontiveros said.

The group also relayed their concerns over the rising fuel prices that continue to burden the sector.

Hontiveros reiterated her call to not just provide fuel subsidies but expand the government’s service contracting to ensure that drivers and operators will get their due in exchange for reliable and affordable services for the riding public in the face of these extraordinary fuel prices.

Service contracting will be a "win-win solution," she said.