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10 Mar, 2023
sắp tới Philippines ko còn xe jeepney...
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The end of Filipino jeepneys?
The Philippine government wants to phase out (loại dần) jeepneys, the iconic (mang tính biểu tượng) open-air buses that have served commuters for decades, and replace them with minibuses. Drivers fear they can’t afford the transition and not having a vehicle would mean the end of their livelihood.
This week, transportation unions organized a brief work stoppage to resist the plan, which led schools to suspend in-person classes and businesses to plan for remote work. Drivers are angry that the government wants them to pay for the replacements, which cost $43,600 — and that the government wants them to do so through a profit-sharing cooperative, which they say would bury them in debt.
The plan was introduced in 2017 by former President Rodrigo Duterte, who said the phaseout would help improve Manila’s poor air quality and ease gridlocked traffic. He once announced that the phaseout would happen by 2018, but the country’s transportation department pushed back the deadline after drivers organized a strike.
Background: Jeepneys are named for their origins as U.S. military jeeps.
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