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00:00 We are still here at a jeepney terminal in Tepunan, Quezon City.
00:05 We can see that a passenger jeepney has just left.
00:10 It's already starting to get crowded here.
00:15 Usually, this is the time when the passengers are really crowding here.
00:19 We can see the people in line.
00:21 It's already past Christmas here. The fare is already 13 pesos because of the increase.
00:30 We can see that the passengers are already crowding.
00:33 This is what we can call a rush hour here at the terminal of the jeepney in Tepunan.
00:39 We can see a lot of jeeps here.
00:42 We can't see that it's hard for the passengers to ride.
00:47 Before they ride, they have to pay at the dispatcher.
00:52 So that when they ride, the driver won't complain.
00:57 But since the passengers are already crowding, the jeeps are leaving quickly.
01:05 Meanwhile, today, the price of the fuel is increasing.
01:14 The gasoline is 3 pesos and 5 centavos per liter.
01:20 The diesel is 2 pesos and 45 centavos.
01:26 The kerosene is 3 pesos per liter.
01:29 The fare hike is still effective for the jeeps.
01:33 The traditional jeepney is 13 pesos.
01:37 The modern jeepney is 15 pesos.
01:40 On Monday, October 16, the Manibela group conducted a transport strike.
01:45 We will find out if the jeepney drivers will be crowding here at the terminal of the jeepney in Tepunan.
01:52 We are here with Enrico De Chavez, the president of the jeepney drivers here in Tepunan.
02:00 Sir Enrico, on Monday, October 16, some jeepneys were on strike.
02:08 Will you be with them?
02:10 We are here with the jeepney drivers on strike.
02:15 We are here because we are fighting for our rights.
02:20 First of all, the place out.
02:25 What is the main issue you will bring on Monday?
02:29 We are fighting for the transports that are not allowed in the jeepney place out.
02:38 So, it is finalized and it will happen on Monday.
02:45 What time will it happen on Monday?
02:52 We will meet at the UP.
02:56 What can you say to the jeepney drivers?
02:59 There is a big rollback. Is it a big deal for the jeepney drivers?
03:04 It is a big deal for the jeepney drivers to go down.
03:07 They should increase the price of the jeepney.
03:11 Now, the diesel price is more than 2 pesos.
03:14 For me, the diesel price is still high.
03:17 We need to lower the price because if the diesel price will go up again, it will affect everyone.
03:27 So, it is not enough for you?
03:29 We want to lower the price because it will have a big effect on our commuters.
03:36 If the price will go up, it will affect the diesel price.
03:40 We want to lower the price.
03:47 So, there will be additional rollbacks?
03:49 Yes, that is what we want.
03:52 So, what will happen on Monday?
03:54 If you will go with the passengers, there will be no passengers here?
03:56 Actually, in the morning, we will let one passenger go first.
04:01 But the passengers will be pitiful.
04:04 If we will have a strike, we will stop the passengers.
04:12 Because there will be no passengers here.
04:16 So, we will stop the passengers.
04:18 Thank you very much, Enrico De Chavez.
04:20 He is the president of the jeepney drivers here in Katipunan.
04:23 Sir, thank you.
04:24 Let's talk to the passengers who are riding here.
04:27 Let's go to Manong.
04:30 The fare for passengers is already high. How is it now?
04:34 It is already hard.
04:36 Is the fare heavy for you?
04:38 Yes.
04:39 Why?
04:40 Because the budget is reduced.
04:43 How do you save?
04:46 We really save.
04:48 Do you want to go back to the old days?
04:51 Yes, we can.
04:53 Thank you.
04:54 Maybe, you will not be able to enter.
04:56 Thank you.
04:57 So, that is the situation here in the jeepney terminal in Katipunan.
05:01 Corner Aurora Boulevard in Quezon City.
05:03 As we have talked earlier, Enrico De Chavez said that he will accompany them
05:07 in the scheduled transport strike on Monday of the Manivela group.
05:10 And the passengers we have talked to here are arriving here
05:14 because for them, the additional pesos for the massage is heavy.
05:18 And they will not get anything if there is no increase in their salary.
05:21 From here in Katipunan, corner Aurora Boulevard in Quezon City, let's go back to the studio.
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