NO TO JEEPNEY PHASEOUT !!!!!!
SAY HELLO TO A WORSENED TRANSPORT CRISIS BY 2024
By: Mariella Angela H. Olden (December 28, 2023 | 9:25 PM)
Following a meeting with transportation officials, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on December 12 that no further extensions for consolidation of public utility vehicles (PUV) shall be granted.
One of the cultural markers of Philippine identity is the jeepney. Jeepneys have been the primary mode of transportation for Filipinos due to its affordability and accessibility, particularly for students and workers. Furthermore, it has traditionally been the primary occupation of drivers and operators.
In June 2017, the government established the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), intending to replace and eventually phase out traditional jeepneys to improve public transportation. However, with the impending phaseout of jeepneys by December 31, 2023, drivers and operators will be forced to purchase costly modern vehicles supported by the government.
Data from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) indicates that five days before the consolidation deadline, 31,058 traditional jeepneys, or 73.5% of them in Metro Manila, have yet to be consolidated. These unconsolidated units are highly not a minority.
Why should drivers, operators, commuters, and workers fight back? Among the many effects of the PUVMP is the increase in the minimum fare that will continue to make Filipinos suffer. The PUV Modernization program is a business. Corporations and large businesses will take over and have the advantage of raising fares to pay for expensive "modern jeeps." In contrast, this is a big disadvantage to the families of the drivers and operators, who will sink into debt due to the burden of the monthly payment of the modernized vehicle.
In addition, the Department of Energy and LTFRB has reported that the number of registered vehicles in the Philippines exceeds 9 million. Just over 250,000, equivalent to 2% of jeepneys, make up the total.
More detrimental effects of this program include the modern jeepney being way more expensive than the traditional jeepney. The price of a typical jeepney ranges from P150,000 to P250,000. The cost of operating a modern e-jeepney will rise by 1,766.7% to P2.8 million for drivers and operators. Although P160,000 will be given as a subsidy according to LTFRB, which amounts to a mere 5.7% of the jeepney's entire cost, jeepney drivers will be forced to make at least more earnings each day to be able to settle their loan if they were to switch to the modern jeepney.
By the year 2024, the mass transport crisis in the country will worsen. The government cannot fill such a large and significant gap in public transport in the country. With the influx of imported cars, many local manufacturers and industries will be affected.
The PUVMP program is forcefully erasing one of the main parts of our identity as Filipinos and only in favor of a few rich and foreign interests, making the Filipino masses suffer, further impoverished, and left behind.
Drivers, operators, commuters, and workers—
Unite and fight for #NoToJeepneyPhaseout #NoToPUVPhaseout #NoToPUVModernizationProgram!
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Public transportation hits a little differently in the Philippines. Jeepneys, like this one, are often painted with murals, and cost literally pennies to ride. (I'm still sad I never managed to get a good picture of the Deadpool Jeepney we spotted in Quezon City--I think it was Cubao).
I mean, yeah, we also have taxis, Grab, buses, trains, and--in the lowlands--"tricycles," which are motorcycle taxis with sidecars. But the jeepneys are kind of iconic.
Sadly, they're not very environmentally friendly, though, so there are plans to phase them out over time.
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From Hello Kitty to Philippine Eagles, Jesus to Johnny Depp, jeepney art is as diverse as the Filipinos they move.
I have photos of about 20 jeepneys while commuting in Cubao the past few years. There are a few jeeps from Cebu and Bohol as well.
In fact my two favorites are of "flat-nosed" jeeps in Bohol, one of the Hulk, and the other of "Mama Mary" on an Autobot jeepney lol.
See them in my latest blog post:
https://filipeanut.art/jeepney-art-photos/
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Jeepney
We cannot talk about the Philippines without showing a jeepney.
Made from jeeps left behind by WW2 GIs, they are still produced to this day. Wonderful, creatives, colorful, they are works of art, highly customized to the extreme. You can go anywhere, you can repair them on the spot, rear opening ease the passengers loading, what's not to like about the jeepneys?
Well... to be honest, a bit. Poor emissions, traffic congestion, noise, security... The old generations are gradually phased out, there's talk about e-jeepney replacement program that would let behind a lot of drivers (and small rural locations).
It's like having an old trusty car. It's custom, comfy and handy, you have so much memories attached, you wouldn't sell it for the world but boy, does it gulps!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeepney
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Impossible de parler des Philippines sans mentionner les Jeepneys.
Faites à partir de jeeps abandonnées par les soldats américains, elles sont encore produites aujourd'hui. Merveilleuses de créativité, colorées, instantanément reconnaissables, ce sont de véritables oeuvres d'art modifiées à l’extrême selon les envies et lubies de leur propriétaires. Vous pouvez vous rendre partout, les réparer à la volée, la montée à l'arrière permet de se passer d'abribus. Franchement c'est pas le meilleur des transports en commun ?
En fait, pas vraiment. Polluantes, encombrantes, bruyantes, pas de ceinture... Les anciennes générations sont peu à peu remplacées. Il y a bien un programme de jeepneys électriques mais qui laisserait beaucoup de chauffeurs (et le monde rural) dans les choux.
C'est comme posséder une bonne vielle bagnole depuis des lustres. On l'a personnalisée de stickers et de gadgets, on la trouve confortable, pratique, attachante, chaque bout évoque un souvenir et vous ne l'échangeriez pas contre une fortune ou deux mais bon dieu, qu'est-ce qu'elle boit et fume !
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeepney
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