Smoke-belchers must clear the path to the future

We hope that leaders of transport groups who oppose the public utility vehicles (PUV) modernization program of the Duterte administration soon realize it is foolhardy to cling on to the obsolete and hazardous means of transport of the past and be left behind as the nation moves forward to progress.

Leaders of such groups as the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) should not mislead their members into believing that the government, under the modernization plan, has all but decided to sweep their public utility jeepneys (PUJs) off the streets without helping them prepare for the costs and other consequences involved.