MANILA, Philippines — Workers group Kilusang Mayo Uno in a news release on October 8 said they blame the current transportation crisis on what they said was "the government’s lack of interest and will to formulate a central plan for a state-run mass transportation." “The government is geared to privatize modes of mass transportation, instead of coming up with a comprehensive plan to address the need for an efficient mass transportation in Metro Manila,” said KMU Secretary-General Jerome Adonis. "It is occupied with selling out our mass transportation system to big businesses instead of running it as public servce." Do we have an efficient transportation system that would benefit both the commuters and the economy?” Adonis pointed out. KMU also blamed the lack of an efficient mass transportation system for the severe traffic situation in the Metro.

Source: Philippine Star October 08, 2019 04:18 UTC