President Marcos’ first year in transportation policies was marked by a string of privatizations, fare hikes, and modernizations that excluded the poorest sectors of society. Despite the significant relief brought by the Libreng Sakay program for the EDSA Carousel bus route, President Marcos discontinued the service after six months in Read more…
1. JEEPNEY DRIVERS ARE BEING PUNISHED BY THE FAKE MODERNIZATION PROGRAM. From their historical characteristic as refurbished vehicles leftover from World War II, jeepneys have de facto served as one of the main modes of transportation in the country when the government failed to provide a safe, reliable, affordable, and Read more…
Submitted to the Committee on Public Utilities, Senate of the Philippines AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People believes that efficient and affordable, safe, reliable, efficient, clean transport services is a public utility which the government has the obligation to provide. Serving multiple linkages, a mass transportation Read more…
AGHAM’s statement of support for PISTON’s 2-day #NoToJeepneyPhaseout transport strike After failing in its obligation to provide mass transport utilities, the government is now trying to foist the deceptive PUV Modernization Program and Omnibus Franchising Guidelines (OFG) which does not address the issue of transportation that is accessible, safe, and Read more…
We in AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People express our solidarity with Piston and other drivers and operators who oppose the jeepney phaseout hidden beneath the veil of the government’s jeepney ‘modernization’ program. We support the call for the genuine modernization of the country’s mass transport Read more…