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Jeepney drivers protest continued halt in operations

Published Jun 2, 2020 12:00 am
  By Joseph Almer Pedrajas Several members of transport group PISTON staged a protest near Rizal Ave. in Caloocan City on Tuesday to ask for help and call for the resumption of jeepney operations. Jeepney, a popular public transport, drivers chant slogans during a protest in Quezon city in the metro Manila area on June 1, 2020, calling on the government to let them return to work after authorities eased measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus but a ban on public buses and jeepneys still remains. (Photo by Maria TAN / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Jeepney, a popular public transport, drivers chant slogans during a protest in Quezon city in the metro Manila area on June 1, 2020, calling on the government to let them return to work after authorities eased measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus but a ban on public buses and jeepneys still remains. (Photo by Maria TAN / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Bong Baylon, the group's national deputy secretary general, said that jeepney drivers should finally be allowed to operate again following the shifting of Metro Manila to general community quarantine (GCQ) as their industry also contributes to the economy. "Ito'y protesta ng mga driver at operator upang makabalik sila sa kani-kanilang paghahanap buhay. Ang mga driver at mga operator ay bahagi din ng pagpatakbo ng ekonomiya ng ating bansa, kung kaya iginigiit namin na payagan maka-byahe ang higit 2,000 driver na namasukan dito," he said in a video interview posted on PISTON's Facebook page. (This is a protest of drivers and operators so they will be allowed to resume operations. Driver and operators are part of the economy, so we are insisting that the more than 2,000 drivers in Metro Manila should be allowed to operate again) Baylon also said that up until now, the government, particularly the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), has not yet extended assistance to them, so they want to resume operations to earn a living. "Nagbigay na kami ng mga listahan, Abril palang, sa TUPAD ng DOLE...sa LTFRB, subalit hanggang ngayon wala pa rin kaming ayudang nakukuha sa kabila ng napakaraming gusto ipagawa sa aming mga unit," he added, "Saan kami kukuha ng panggastusin, wala namin kami kinikita." (In April, we already gave a list of jeepney drivers to DOLE and LTFRB, but until now, we haven't received any aid yet despite the many requirements they ask of us. Where are we going to get money if we are not even earning?) On Monday, the group also staged a protest along Commonwealth Avenue on the first day of Metro Manila's GCQ. Some of their calls included the resumption of mass transportation and free mass testing to all drivers in the city.
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