Senator Ralph Recto made a stand for “classic jeepneys,” saying they should be allowed a “last patrol” before they are completely phased out by the government’s jeepney modernization program.
It’s a pity that the government has allowed only one-third of jeepneys in Metro Manila to ply their routes during the pandemic, the lawmaker added. “This kind of transport subsidy is nothing new. Billions in taxpayers’ money has been lubricating MRT and PNR operations through the years,” Recto said.Transportation can be a tool in the “test, trace, and treat” strategy in quelling the pandemic, but people should only be allowed to resume work “if it is guaranteed that COVID-19 will not be hitching a ride.”, first from one meter to 0.75 meter, then eventually to half a meter, and then to a third of a meter.
I agree with the Senator. I would rather ride that jeep than in a Grab Taxi with closed windows -- although temperature-wise the taxi is more comfortable; I have better chances of not getting the virus in that jeep. The airflow is key.