A TRANSPORT group will hold a protest rally on Monday against the phaseout of jeepneys as part of the government’s program of modernizing public utility vehicles (PUVs). Yes to public-service-oriented, genuine, democractic and socially-just modernization toward a nationalized mass transport system,” Piston President George San Mateo said. President Rodrigo Duterte said it was a requirement for all jeepneys to be part of the modernization program by January 1. San Mateo said, however, that the government was oppressing drivers and operators while its own Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) could not even service commuters properly. Piston groups in Bicol, Cagayan Valley, Baguio and Cagayan de Oro will also conduct their own protest in their respective provinces, according to San Mateo.

Source: Manila Times February 18, 2018 06:33 UTC