Transport Strike 3/31/2011

[Monseratto]

Transport groups and militant labor organizations will hold a nationwide transport strike this coming thursday. Usual impossible demands such removal of VAT on oil prices, repeal of the oil deregulation law, return of the OPSF, free money for everyone, blah blah blah...

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/216294/n...ansport-strike

Palace: Contingency plans being readied for Thursday's transport strike03/27/2011 | 02:11 PM

Contingency plans are now being readied for the scheduled protest actions by transport groups on March 31 to make sure commuters will not be inconvenienced, Malacañang said Sunday.

Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office secretary Ramon Carandang also reiterated that they are not keen to re-regulate the oil industry as demanded by some transport organizations.

"[As far as] contingencies for the strike, I’m sure the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and the local government will do everything to allow them (transport groups) to express their opinion without disrupting the day or the life or the work of other people," Carandang said on government-run dzRB radio.

Militant transport groups earlier said they are to mount a nationwide protest against rising fuel prices on March 31.

The Pinagkaisang Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON) said this may include a transport strike in parts of Pampanga province in Central Luzon and in Mindanao.

"Sa March 31 tuloy ang protest natin. Sa Visayas may transport caravan sa Bacolod, Iloilo, Roxas at Cebu. Magkakaroon din ng noise barrage at caravan," PISTON secretary general George San Mateo said in a separate interview on dzBB radio.

(We will push through with the protest on March 31. There will be similar transport caravans in Bacolod, Iloilo, Roxas and Cebu cities in the Visayas. There will be a noise barrage too.)

He said their allied organizations in Pampanga and Mindanao had also agreed to hold a transport strike on that day.

In Manila, San Mateo said at least 200 public utility vehicles and 500 drivers and operators will join a transport caravan to Mendiola Bridge near Malacañang. Expected to join them are militant government employees, teachers and youths, he said.

An earlier report by radio dzBB's Allan Gatus said the Manila-based protesters will gather at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City and proceed to Mendiola Bridge near Malacañang to dramatize their plight.

On the other hand, Carandang said the government is not keen on accommodating demands to remove the deregulation on the oil industry and sell fuel at subsidized prices.

He said the Philippines cannot afford to subsidize fuel by buying at high world prices and selling at low prices.

“Nakita natin ano ang naging resulta ng ganyang klaseng policy, nakita natin sa NFA lumobo ang utang ng Pilipinas ... Pero sa tingin namin iba dapat ang maging solution di pupwersahin mo ibenta nang palugi ang presyo ng krudo. Maghahanap tayo ng ibang solution diyan," he said.

(We have seen how a policy of subsidy has incurred so much debt, like in the case of the National Food Authority. There must be other solutions to this and we will look for those solutions.)

“There’s not much we can do about fuel prices abroad. Ang presyo ng langis ay determined by world factors abroad, wala tayong masyadong magagawa abroad (There’s not much we can do about fuel prices abroad)," he added. - KBK, GMA New

[eld]

Oh, who cares? Anything that can be an additional burden to undisciplined jologs is fine by moi...

[hondaboot]

go for P60/liter sa diesel so that we can finally see the reduction of these inefficient machines and backwards thinking jologs

impose more fines/taxes on safety sa construction ng jeepneys and rolling coffin buses

increase a %100 more the license registration of Pro License

yan ang dapat implement

[eld]

Dapat motorcycles din 500% tax. Or pray for hyper inflation in China para magmahal ang mga ito.

[renzo_d10]

go for P60/liter sa diesel so that we can finally see the reduction of these inefficient machines and backwards thinking jologs

Oo nga. Pero may pros & cons pa rin, as usual. Like pwede rin tumaas ang gaso & kawawa naman mga co-enthusiasts natin na naka-diesel.

impose more fines/taxes on safety sa construction ng jeepneys and rolling coffin buses

+1

Death machine yang mga bus natin & jeepneys eh

Dapat motorcycles din 500% tax. Or pray for hyper inflation in China para magmahal ang mga ito.

Hahahaha. Tama. Para mabawas bawasan naman yang mga lintek na motorsiklo na yan sa daan.

[rna800]

I am so amazed that the drivers of those jalopies and moving coffins had the guts to protest with the rising of fuel prices and yet they drive daily as if they are in a race track or idling for long minutes and blocking the flow of traffic.

Have you ever experienced to be on the side a bus on a red light? Notice that once the light turns green, they pump the gas pedal multiple times or they do lots and lots a jack rabbits and just a few inches of moving, they step on the gas pedal full force then brake. Also the sudden stops at full speeds then sudden go. The same goes for PUJ and other public transports.

So instead of protesting on the streets, they should start learning or attending seminars on gas saving tips. But I highly doubt that they would attend coz for sure they would say again... "Mahirap lang kami, wala na kaming panahon mag aral."

[marz]

go for P60/liter sa diesel so that we can finally see the reduction of these inefficient machines and backwards thinking jologs

impose more fines/taxes on safety sa construction ng jeepneys and rolling coffin buses

increase a %100 more the license registration of Pro License

yan ang dapat implement

Sobra ka naman bro lalong pahirap sa mamamayan gusto mo mangyari d lang naman public transpo maaapektuhan nyan pati na rin private car owners na gumagamit ng diesel at sa prof drivers license d lang din public transpo drivers holders meron din sa private car owners. Opinion lang bro.

[hondaboot]

Sobra ka naman bro lalong pahirap sa mamamayan gusto mo mangyari d lang naman public transpo maaapektuhan nyan pati na rin private car owners na gumagamit ng diesel at sa prof drivers license d lang din public transpo drivers holders meron din sa private car owners. Opinion lang bro.

ako naka-diesel ako, mayroon din ako diesel na pang-deliver and i'm willing to sacrifice this for the greater good

hindi na talaga efficient sa kalsada bro. and these people who always cry they are marginalized pero kitang-kita mo nag-waste ng fuel araw-araw hindi lang naman sa kanila pero lahat tayo naapektuhan eh dapat lang talaga i-control sila

to tell you honestly, nagka-computer na mga tao, nagka-internet, nagka-cellphone, ngaun unti-unti na nag-social networking and yet we are still going backwards as a country

it's very easy to pinpoint what's making us go backwards and that is we use inefficient and "dinosaur" age tools and I believe the transport system is teh bomb. if we solve that, we go forward

just think of a country without rolling-coffin PUV's and tricycles, progressive diba?


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case in point Boracay. nun late 90's up to early 21st century, grabe ang gawaan ng rolling coffin bangka dyan. stations 1 to 3 are littered with parked rolling coffin boats. eh di inayos nila and control ang issue ng bangka, at least na - maintain ang pagka-world class tourist place ng bora. if they didn't control it, wala ka ng ma-swimmingin dyan and the water will be as dirty as manila bay


kaya lang ang problema naman ata sa boracay ngaun eh yun mga pagdami ng tricycle as well as the intro ng mga L300's and vans. dapat hindi nila pinayagan yun for such a small island. tricycles and ATV lang dapat

[ghosthunter]

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/216575/n...sport-protests

[SIZE="4"]MMDA deploys buses to deal with transport protests[/SIZE]
03/31/2011 | 08:06 AM


Authorities deployed before dawn Thursday the first batch of buses to give free rides to commuters who may be affected by a militant transport groups' caravan to protest fuel price hikes.

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Francis Tolentino also said MMDA personnel started monitoring at 4 a.m. the situation in thoroughfares likely to be affected by the protest caravan.

"Unang ipinakalat ang first batch ng bus para sa Sucat-Baclaran route — mga 5 a.m. Marami tayong mino-monitor na areas. Matagal nang pinaghandaan ito. Mamaya patuloy ang paglalabas ng libreng sakay," Tolentino said in an interview on dzBB radio.

He said he and officials of the police and military were already at the MMDA Command Center as early as 4 a.m.

Armed Forces of the Philippines Metro Manila command head Brig. Gen. Tristan Kison said they have "contributed" 35 trucks and buses for the "Libreng Sakay" (free ride) effort.

Militant transport groups led by the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON) organized the transport caravan to protest recent fuel price hikes.

Participants were to gather at the Quezon Memorial Circle and proceed to the University of Santo Tomas (UST) area in Manila.

From the UST, they are to march to Mendiola Bridge near Malacañang.

Tolentino advised motorists and commuters to avoid the Quezon Avenue area and other roads that are part of the route the caravan will take.

He particularly advised them to avoid the Welcome Rotonda at the boundary of Manila and Quezon City at 1 p.m.

MMDA warns vs 'harang'

Tolentino warned transport groups against blocking the path of public utility drivers and motorists who do not wish to join the protest action.

He said the Metro Manila police under Director Nicanor Bartolome will be on the lookout against such actions.

Earlier, radio dzBB's Manny Vargas reported some drivers in Northern Metro Manila had planned to block the paths of jeeps and buses that are not joining the caravan.

"We will not allow that [blocking of roads]. Traffic must be allowed to flow freely. Motorists and public utility drivers who do not want to join must be respected," he said.

LRT to help fill gap

Despite its recent woes, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) said it is ready to help accommodate commuters affected by Thursday's protest.

LRTA spokesman Hernando Cabrera said they have ordered their crew to implement contingency plans and beef up maintenance work.

The LRT-1 had been disrupted at least four times this week, including two incidents Wednesday.

"Instruction namin sa crew, paigtingin ang maintenance procedure (We just instructed our crews to beef up maintenance work)," Cabrera said in a separate interview on dzBB. — LBG, GMA News