#no to jeepney phaseout

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2024 Mar. 3

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Hindi ko maishare ng maayos ‘yung tweet huhu tsaka ‘wag n’yo na lang basahin ang comments kasi iinit lang ulo n’yo.

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Ang mga larawan ay kuha sa Tweet ni Tonyo Cruz.

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What if we meet and kiss on the barbie jeepney?

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Jeepney Love Story ni Yeng Constantino #NoToJeepneyPhaseout

Everyday routine ng mga estudyante ang mag commute.

Bakit kailangan pa nilang alisin ang mga Jeepney? Alam niyo bang dito nagsisimula yung lovestory namin ni kuya na nakatabi ko sa jeep? (Delulu) Una ko palang siya nakita, namamangha na ako sa itsura niya. Nakaupo lang siya sa tabi ko na may dalang libro at laptop. Naka clean look at nursing uniform pa ito na yun ang nakakapag dagdag ng pogi points sakanya. Nag-abot si kuya ng pera sa akin at kinuha ko naman ito. "T-thank you po..." Biglang Natawa si kuya sa sinabi ko at tinuro si kuya driver "Bayad ko yan kay kuya, andito na kasi ako sa destinasyon ko" sabay bumaba na siya sa jeep habang ako naman ay napa facepalm sa hiya.

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pasada

pumasok kami nang maaga ngayon. kaiba sa nakasanayan naming oras ng pások mula pa no'ng first year kami. gustong-gusto ko ang pumapasok nang maaga; habang malamig pa; habang gustong-gusto ko pa ang dampi ng hangin sa balat ko. kahit masikip ang nasakyan kong dyip, masaya at kuntento akong pumikit matapos iabot ang bayad. ninamnam ko ang tinig na pumapailangilang mula sa earphone ko. hanggang isang malakas na paghinto ang nagpamulat sa akin. kung wala ako sa pokus, tiyak na tumalsik na ako padulo. pinagmasdan ko ang paligid. halos nása gitna kami ng daan. may liwanag na palá; sumisilip na ang araw.

malamig naman pero halos makita ko ang unti-unting namumuong butil ng pawis sa drayber. ilang beses niya kasi sinubukang paandaring muli ang dyip pero gaya ng pabugso-bugsong kaba sa dibdib naming mga sakay na estudyante, putol-putol din ang buga ng makina. ang akala naming tuluyang pag-usad ay biglang pagsadsad kalaunan. hanggang sa nawalan na rin talaga ng hininga ang sasakyan. kinapos na; ubos na.

lumipas pa ang ilang sandali, may mga dumaraang dyip na rin. at sa sumunod na bakante'y pinalipat na kami. nagdadalawang-isip pa kami kung bababâ ba o mananatili lang doon kahit na malaki ang posibilidad na mahuli kami sa mga klase.

kahit nagugulumihanan, dahan-dahan kaming lumipat. nang makaupo na kami nang matiwasay, nakita ko ang drayber namin na ipinapása na rin ang mga pamasahe namin sa drayber ng bagong sinasakyan namin. at habang palayo siya sa amin at palapit sa dyip niyang bukás na ang harap, bakás ang panlulumo at panghihinyang sa kaniyang mukha. hindi ko mawari pero nalulungkot din ako para sa kaniya.

umaga pa lang, maaga pa, pero tilà ba pagál na pagál na agad si kuya. mababanaag sa mukha niya ang pagkayamot pero mas lamáng ang pagkalugmok; ang pagkabigo. kayâ sa saglit na inupo namin sa bagong dyip, tangan-tangan ko ang naramdaman kong 'yon. hanggang pagtawid, hanggang pagsakay pang muli ng isang dyip, hanggang sa unibersidad, at tingin ko, hanggang matapos ang araw.

sana makabawi si kuya at magkaroon ng magandang pasada.

[03-14-24]

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no bcs the ph government is so anti-people it is literally insane. They're phasing out the jeepneys, which is a transportation vehicle that has been ingrained in filipino culture. I get where they're coming from, really. The issues with jeepneys and the pros to the modernized ones BUT maybe not do this now? Maybe come up with a more solid plan that will not jeopardize hundreds, if not, thousands of filipinos' livelihoods? Not NOW when we legit just got out of the pandemic and due to shitty governance, the inflation rate is skyrocketing. How do they expect the jeepney drivers to comply with the money and the debt it will bring to buy a modernized jeepney? And the people sitting on government seats are calling the protestors "commúnists" AND these asshole "public servants" are threatening said protestors of administrative and criminal sanctions for PROTESTING. WHICH IS A RIGHT? It's literally in the philippine constitution? Article 3, section 4??? Yudipota, i literally cannot handle this stupidity.

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Anakbayan-USA stands with the jeepney drivers as they begin their strike today! We commend the 40,000+ jeepney drivers in Metro Manila and beyond for their unity and strength in waging this historic work stoppage. After 5 long years of struggling to participate in the jeepney phaseout and modernization program, the drivers are taking a huge stand to oppose and expose the phase out’s anti-people roll out.

This program would mandate that individual drivers join a cooperative or corporation that must acquire at least 15 modern public utility vehicles, each costing P2.4-2.6 million or $43,000+ US dollars. Only larger businesses or corporations will be able to afford this requirement, resulting in the disappearance of small business owners and ordinary drivers in the jeepney industry.

In the midst of ruinous inflation on top of the pandemic-caused one year service stoppage, the government is forcing drivers into predatory debt with no subsidies. Many drivers will be pushed to work under larger businesses who will further exploit them. Many drivers will lose their livelihoods, and be thrust into an economy where thousands toil as contractual workers or thousands more leave the country each day in search of employment.

Truly, the only winners of the jeepney modernization plan are the big corporations who already have access to huge amounts of capital, the banks doling out the loans and reaping all of the interest, the foreign car manufacturers producing all of the vehicles, and the capitalists amongst the ranks of the government.

The Philippine government wants to push forward a bogus modernization plan to reap the benefits for themselves. Vice President Sara Duterte blasts the strike for its supposed "hardship on students." But what is the reality?

The strike is only temporary, while the lasting impacts of the jeepney modernization pose the greatest hardships on students: higher fares to pay for these new vehicles, joblessness that this plan forces students and their families into, and a lack of future opportunities.

If the government is not willing to provide a modernization plan that has lasting impacts to secure the livelihoods of the drivers and prioritizes working class people, how can we expect that they will do any different for any other sector?

The people deserve safe, accessible, and quality public transportation. Drivers deserve to have true inclusion in the modernization plan that has lasting impacts and secures their livelihoods.

We call on all youth to stand with the striking drivers!

No to Jeepney Phase Out, Yes to Pro-People Modernization!

TAKE ACTION

- Follow the "No to PUV Phaseout Coalition" on FB - Post a selfie or poster with your support for the protest. Use the hashtags #NoToJeepneyPhaseout #NoToPUVPhaseout #SupportTransportStrike - Donate to BAYAN USA to support the strike

-- “No to Jeepney Phaseout! Yes to Pro-People modernization!”, Anakbayan-USA, 5 March 2023

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JEEPNEY Draybers #NTJP

Dear Jeepney Drivers,

Ingat sa pag byahe mga ka-tatay. Panatilihin ang kaligtasan at disiplina sa biyahe upang ligtas at sumunod sa traffic rules. Salamat sa pagiging maayos na drayber dahil laking tulong kayo sa libu-libong komyuter.

#bayani ng kalsada #tsuper ng bayan #pasasalamat sa jeepney driver

©️ PINTEREST ��📷

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as a student, a commuter and as a filipino

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Personal story of a jeepney driver’s child about the phaseout:

[TRANSLATION: I feel bad for my papa :(( He is a jeepney driver so when he learned that the jeep will be phased out, we weren’t able to properly speak to him for almost a whole week since it always seemed that his mind was far away like awhile ago, I woke at around 3 am then I saw him sitting at the sofa speaking to our dog when I heard him crying while stroking our dog. “I feel bad for my kids if their papa has no job since driving is the only thing I know how to do. It would have been okay if I studied something, I’d be able to find a job immediately but what about me who didn’t graduate elementary?” then he laughed but I know papa’s struggling, it hurts so much. :(( #NOTOJEEPNEYPHASEOUT]

Explanation why the Jeepney phaseout is not well-planned:

[TRANSLATION: Your office gave a memo that they will replace your PC with a Macbook.

You and your workmates were delighted because, wow, Macbook. It’s faster. Better.

But you learned that the payment for the Macbook is coming out of your own pockets. One Macbook is 75k PHP, but you get to pay monthly installments. 7k a month for the next 10 months.

But how could that be if your salary is only 18k? Your commute, meals and money to give to your family.

You tried to negotiate with the company, you told them that you can’t pay that amount. That your salary can’t make it work.

But your company tells you it’s required. So that the company will look good. So the company won’t look like it’s struggling.

So either you agree to pay in installments for an expensive new laptop, or you’re fired.

That is the Jeepney Phaseout. That is what the jeepney drivers are going through. They are being forced to pay in installments for a new jeep they can’t even afford.

If this happened to your job, you would be protesting too.]

Why should we say no to the Jeepney Phaseout?

[TRANSLATION: With the PUV Modernisation, jcommute would cost 34 PHP minimum.

Jeepney drivers will be forced to buy the modernised vehicles at 2.5 million PHP for each vehicle. Because of this, the commute cost will have to go up for the operators to be able to pay the bank loans and the other expensive operational costs.

This isn’t genuine modernisation. This is a burden to the commuter, driver and operator.

So let’s say #NoToJeepneyPhaseout! Let’s fight for a pro-people, worker-led, just transition!]

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Earlier, the Philippine National Police threatened to violently disperse and arrest transport workers and commuters taking part in the protests against the PUV Modernization program in Manila.

According to Inquirer.net, the Secretary of the Presidential Communications Office has stated that the Dec. 31 consolidation deadline will not be extended.

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INFOMERCIAL - ARANGKADA

The phase-out affects not only transportation workers, but also commuters, as the capacity to accommodate thousands of people per day would be insufficient. #NOTOJEEPNEYPHASEOUT

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Si Manong Hesus

Minsan ko na narinig sa mga evangelicals (na mostly tahimik today) ang chika, “let Jesus take the wheel.” May kanta pa nga yan.

Well, true yan. Jesus is really driving the wheel every single day. Maraming mga Hesus sa lansangan ang kumakayod at nagpapakahirap bilang mga tsuper ng jeep. Sila ang nagdadala sa atin sa ating mga upisina, paaralan at maski mga simbahan pag araw ng Linggo. Bago pa sumikat ang araw nagmamaneho na sila kasabay ng maraming mga manggagawa at estudyante.

Sabi rin nila iconic at bahagi na ng ating kultura ang makukulay na jeepney. Maraming mga pelikula ni FPJ, merong jeep. Kung hindi ako nagkakamali may pelikula syang jeepney at taxi driver sya. Pero luma na daw ang mga makukulay na jeepney. Hindi na daw ito environmental. Huwaw bigla silang naging climate-champions. Hindi na rin daw ito road-safe. Siguro meron namang katotohanan yan. At sino ba naman ang gustong paulit-ulit na gumamit nang luma at madaling masira kung meron pwedeng ipalit.

Hindi tutol ang maraming mga manong Hesus sa modernization. Pero kung ang paraan ng modernization na itinutulak sa kanila ay para lamang pagkakitaan sila at lalong pahirapan, hindi ito katanggap-tanggap. Gustong igiit sa mga manong Hesus ang napakamahal na imported na jeepney kahit pwede namang gawang lokal na mas mura at mas makakatulong sa lokal na ekonomiya. Gustong itulak ang modernisasyong ng jeepney pero Hanggang ngayon walang plano na ipapalit sa bulok na pangkalahatang sistema ng transportasyon sa ating bayan. Hanggang ngayon ang sistema ng pagkuha o renew ng lisensya at plaka ay delayed at palyado.

Malinaw na sa usapin ng jeepney modernization gusto lamang pagkakitaan at pahirapan ang mga manong Hesus.

Hindi kasalanan ni manong Hesus kung sya ngayon ay umaaray at nagproprotesta. Wag natin silang sisihin sa transport strike. Bagkus samahan natin si manong Hesus at makiisa sa kanya at sa mga kasamahan nya na ipanawagan ang mas maayos, mas komprehensibo at mas makatao at maka-Pilipinong modernisasyon.

Bilang taga-sunod ni Kristong kasama at kakampi ng mga tsuper, samahan at kampihan natin ang maraming mga manong Hesus na nagproprotesta sa linggong ito.

Ang pananamplatayang walang pakielam sa kapwa ay huwad.

- Written by Rev. Joseph San Jose of Open Table MCC

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Hala, meron pa rin pala talagang mga tao na ang litanya palagi eh "di ba binoto mo yan? magsuffer ka" kahit na apparent na dun sa tao at very vocal na sya na nagsisisi siyang binoto niya yon. Saka nabasa ko pa yung ganyan dun sa quote tweet nung interview ng isang jeepney driver na binoto si bbm tas ngayon eh nagsisisi kase nga masahol talaga ang trato sa kanila ng administrasyon. Kaya lalong lumalayo loob ng mga tao at hindi sila nahahamig eh kase may mga ganyan pa ring mag-isip. Biktima sila, hindi kalaban. Bakit sila ang sinisingil ng accountability?

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"kung paano ang bukas"