Poe nanawagan sa DOTr, transport groups na magkasundo kaugnay jeepney phaseout

Pinatawag ni Poe, chair ng Senate committee on public services, ang pagdinig upang pakinggan ang lahat ng partido kaugnay ng panukalang pagpapatupad ng modernization program at ang mga apektado ng phaseout ng mga jeepney.

Kabilang sa mga dumalo ay sina Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade,  mga  transport group sa pamumuno ng Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (Piston) president George San Mateo.

“I know that many of you have come here today raring to argue your case passionately. But this hearing is not in aid of publicity, but in search for the solutions we all need,” sabi ni Poe.

Idinagdag ni Poe na nais niyang ilipat ang isyu sa negotiating table ang pag-uusap imbes na sa kalsada.

“Many of you have tried to thresh this out in several forums, and apparently everyone is sticking to his guns. The result is the policy-equivalent of a classic traffic gridlock, like cars entangled in an intersection because no one would budge,”  dagdag ni Poe.

“I may be wrong in my observation. But believe me, that is how the public perceives the situation to be. Wala kasing gustong magbigayan. Kaya as we go along, expect me to prod many of you to move a little, give a little, so we can unknot this mess,” ayon pa kay Poé.