MANILA, Philippines — Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday reminded the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) that any form of phaseout of public utility vehicles (PUVs) during the pandemic is prohibited under the Bayanihan to Recover as One-Act.
“Dito sa Bayanihan [law], talagang naglagay tayo ng provision na wala muna pwedeng ipaiiral na mga memorandums stopping our PUV drivers [to ply the road] this time na may pandemic, na kulang pa talaga yung suporta ng ating pamahalaan,” said Poe, chairperson Senate public service committee.
(Under the Bayanihan law, we put a provision that would disallow the issuance of memorandums that would essentially stop our PUV driver…
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