MANILA, Philippines — Senator Grace Poe on Friday assailed the failure of the government to address commuter problems, such as the lack of available public transportation, which made them more at risk of contracting coronavirus.
Poe, who heads the Senate public services committee, said that the lack of public transportation due to COVID-19 restrictions is forcing commuters to scramble for rides daily, or cram themselves into buses or jeepneys.
“The lack of PUVs is the reason why people cram themselves into buses and jeeps that are available because they do not know when the next ride will come,” she said in a statement.
Citing data from the Philippine Statistics A…
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