Lawmaker calls for House probe of govt plan to modernize jeepneys

A LAWMAKER called on the committee on transportation of the House of Representatives to investigate a government plan to modernize jeepneys that caused a two-day nationwide strike.

"This is ironic as it is tragic. Ang mga pobreng drayber at operator na nagpapahayag ng kanilang pagtutol sa pagtanggal sa kanilang trabaho at kabuhayan ay sasabihan na lang na magtiis at bahala kayo sa buhay nyo samantalang ang malalaking kumpanya ng kotse may subsidy," Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate said in a statement on Wednesday.