Members of FCTC gathered in Cebu Metropolis on Monday to precise their assist for the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) | picture by Niña Mae Oliverio
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Members of the Federation of Cebu Transport Cooperative (FCTC) are calling for a clearer coverage route for the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) amid opposition from a transport group.
On Monday, 13 members of FCTC gathered in Cebu Metropolis to resume their name to assist the PTMP, however they wished a “constant coverage” for this system, saying that “the fixed shifts in route not solely create confusion but in addition hinder” their operations.
As well as, they known as out the transport group Manibela, which is having a three-day transport strike in some areas of Manila on Monday.
“Nasa LTFRB ang tunay na datos, wala sa Manibela,” learn considered one of FCTC’s banners.
(The true knowledge are on the LTFRB, not in Manibela.)
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Ellen Maghanoy, FCTC chairperson, mentioned in a press release that since 2018, the transport cooperative had fostered financial development locally, and enhanced not the lifetime of their workers however of the commuters as effectively.
Maghanoy recalled that for the previous seven years, the federation generated 5,000 jobs for Cebuanos, uplifted the lives of their 3,000 members, and prolonged their assist to 40,000 people.
“We prolong our assist to our communities via reduction operations in case of calamities, Brigada Skwela, and different assist packages to our neighboring communities. Regardless of all of the contributions we shared to our nation, it’s so unhappy to suppose that our authorities [has] no clear route to PTMP,” Maghanoy mentioned.
“As stakeholders within the transport sector, we’re acutely conscious that these fixed shifts in route not solely create confusion but in addition hinder our operations and planning efforts. A secure and well-defined coverage is crucial for us to adapt and make investments successfully within the modernization of our providers,” she added.
13 cooperatives attended the occasion: El Pardo Transport, Pit-os Talamban Mandaue Drivers and Operators, Lahug Apas Transport, Mandaue Transport, Inayawan Transport, Lapu-Lapu Mandaue Drivers and Operators, Cebu Mepza Liloan Drivers and Operators.
Additionally current had been Kalunasan Operators Drivers Transport, Folks’s Jeep Transport, Banawa Transport, Mabolo Transport, Cebu Provincial Operators Transport, and San Dionisio Transport.
Debt
As a part of their assist for this system, Maghanoy recalled that the federation members had obtained P3 billion in loans simply to adjust to the necessities wanted for the PTMP.
These necessities embody changing the jeepney models aged 15 years or older with Euro 4 or electrical engines, GPS, and CCTV for a consolidated transport service.
“The absence of a cohesive technique impacts our means to make knowledgeable choices, allocate sources, and finally present dependable service to our group,” Maghanoy mentioned.
“We consider {that a} collaborative method, involving enter from cooperatives like ours, is vital to growing a sustainable and efficient public transport system,” she mentioned.
Surroundings-friendly
The members collectively mentioned that once they heard about this system, they instantly expressed their assist, as a result of they’d not know the impression of this system except they joined.
Robert Orilla, vice chairperson of FCTC, recalled that once they complied with the rules for the PTMP, they instantly noticed the optimistic impression it dropped at the surroundings.
“Gihimo ra gyud ta og kooperatiba sigon sa mando sa programa. Didto sa programa, ato gyung nakita nga pwerte gyung nindota didto,” Orilla mentioned.
(We shaped a cooperative in response to the orders of this system. There in this system, we noticed that it was actually (a) good (program).)
“Usa gyud [sa rason] nganong nisunod mi kay about atong sa world warming. Katong daan nato nga jeep…nga aso kaayo. Ato na gyud nang gibyaan,” he mentioned.
(One in every of (the explanations) why we adopted that is due to our world warming. Our outdated jeeps…people who belch smoke. We actually left them.)
He mentioned that the transport teams that complied with the PTMP had an enormous contribution to addressing the environmental points.
The research of De La Salle College in Manila entitled ‘Public Utility Jeepney Modernization Well being Impression/Profit Evaluation’ for the Environmental Administration Bureau (EMB) of the Division of Surroundings and Pure Assets (DENR) discovered that fashionable jeepneys would contribute to “important reductions in air pollutant emissions.”
Consolidated jeepneys in CV
In Central Visayas, there are a complete of 9,640 consolidated models for PUJs and 785 for UV Specific as of March 24, mentioned lawyer Edwin Antepuesto, transportation improvement officer of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7).
This covers the provinces of Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor.
In response to the LTFRB central workplace, there are already 86 p.c of public utility autos within the nation have already consolidated in accordance with the PTMP which launched in 2017.
“Ang 86% consolidation fee ay batay sa datos ng mga nagsipag-apply na Transport Service Entities (TSEs) para sa consolidation,” the LTFRB mentioned in a press release on Monday.
(The 86 p.c consolidation fee are based mostly on the info of these Transport Service Entities (TSEs) that utilized for consolidation.)
“Nabigyan din ang mga ito ng Provisional Authority (PA) o Certificates of Public Comfort (CPC) upang patuloy silang makapagbiyahe at magbigay-serbisyo sa ating mga kababayan,” the LTFRB additional mentioned within the assertion.
(Provisional Authority or Certificates of Public Comfort was additionally given in order that they might proceed to ply their routes and to offer service to our fellow residents.)
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