Don’t push jeepney phaseout during pandemic, but help drivers modernize – Robredo

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MANILA, Philippines --- Any plan to phase out old jeepneys should not be pushed now as drivers are already struggling with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday. Robredo explained that reports of fast-tracking modernization plans would only put more pressure on jeepney drivers while benefiting the rich who could afford such improvements. "If you would insist on modernization, which people cannot do at this time, and you would not allow them to work, then you are favoring the people who already have them [modernized jeepneys]. Those who have none would be on the losing end. What we should do is to help those who have none, so that they coul...

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