00:00 Different transport groups approached the Supreme Court not to block but to support the PUV modernization and franchise consolidation.
00:11 The Mazda, Acto, LTOP and Altadap were the first to pass the motion for intervention
00:18 to enforce the request for a temporary restraining order of the Pistola and other groups against the modernization program.
00:25 We oppose their request for a temporary restraining order because I know as an operator driver that they want to preserve the old vehicles of our traditional jeepneys.
00:36 We want to change this because we are the only ones left in Asia, we are the only ones left in the transportation industry.
00:44 Martin explained that there are many cheap modern jeepneys.
00:48 Like a supplier that is worth 1 million pesos, we can use that.
00:58 We also have a supplier that is worth 1.5 million pesos, we can use that.
01:05 The choices are in the cooperative and in the corporation.
01:10 It is also not true that there will be a temporary franchise consolidation.
01:15 They are the owners of the corporation and the cooperative.
01:20 There will be no temporary franchise consolidation because they will run their own business.
01:26 No third party will intervene here.
01:30 In his 5 decades in the transport sector, Martin does not believe that there will be a transport crisis.
01:37 Our income will be better, our travel will be more spacious.
01:41 This is the only transport crisis that they want to have.
01:45 There will be no transport crisis.
01:48 The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has already eaten their comments on the Pistons petition.
01:55 Meanwhile, the Pistons transport caravan continues to open.
01:58 Because January 31 is the last day of the consolidation of the unconsolidated vehicles.
02:03 More than 300 units and more than 7,000 drivers and operators will be transported in the caravan.
02:10 They will try to reach Mendiola in Manila to bring their goods to President Bongbong Marcos.
02:17 We called BBM to change his statement.
02:21 He said that we will not be allowed to stay or renew our franchises.
02:29 And of course, the second thing is that we are also hoping that the TRO will issue a notice to the Supreme Court.
02:38 The government is also ready to respond.
02:42 Every LGUs is ready.
02:44 Last time, our vehicles were more than 800.
02:48 So more or less, that is also how it is prepared.
02:50 Ready for deployment at any given time.
02:54 We are preparing that and we will monitor the situation of our lands as early as 5 o'clock in the morning tomorrow.
03:01 The Pistons has yet to respond to the intervention of various transport groups.
03:07 groups. Angele Mario, CNN Philippines
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