Jeepney drivers unfazed by crackdown: We can't go hungry

Some jeepney drivers said they would continue plying their routes despite the crackdown expected to begin on May 16 against jeepneys that did not consolidate into cooperatives under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program . According to a “24 Oras” report by Bernadette Reyes, drivers of unconsolidated jeepney units will try their luck to evade authorities and still hit the road to earn for their families.“Kaysa naman tumambay kami, kaysa naman magutom dito,” a jeepney driver said.

"Pwede na kaming mag-flag down bukas, and pwede na po kaming manghuli at mag-ticket po ng mga driver at sasakyan,” said LTFRB chairperson Teofilo Guadiz III. “Huwag na po bumiyahe ang mga hindi pa po nag-consolidate." The agency said that all PUV drivers are required to display on their windshields their documents as proof of consolidation. But transport group Manibela said that some unconsolidated jeepney drivers have yet to receive show-cause orders.

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