00:00Meanwhile, passengers and drivers inside public utility vehicles that crash or collide with other cars on the road and end a fatally or sustaining serious injuries have better insurance coverage than those in privately owned vehicles who end up in the same predicament and have the typical third-party liability insurance coverage.
00:22Meanwhile, let's check that this hugely or hugely unfair setup which the President seeks to amend by hopefully expanding insurance coverage on privately owned cars at par with POVs under the Passenger Protection Accident Insurance Policy.
00:41Our charms as Pina fills us in in this report.
00:44Despite long work hours and sleepless nights, Alvin Salmingo never sleeps during his jeepney ride to work.
00:53He stays alert, holding on to the handles for safety.
01:04In the past weeks, road accidents have been making headlines.
01:09Among them, a jeepney that swerved and overturned in Quezon City, killing two and injuring 16 others.
01:15And a multi-vehicle collision on STTECs that left 10 people dead.
01:20President Ferdinand R. Marcus Jr. ordered the Department of Transportation to maximize insurance benefits for road accident victims for public and private vehicles.
01:29An insurance is an agreement wherein a person or business pays a premium in exchange for protection against potential risks.
01:35Bigin-bigin na ng Pangulo na ang priority talaga natin yung safety ng ating mga pasahero.
01:44And nakita naman natin yung mga hindi magandang mga nangyari nung nakaraang linggo.
01:48May mga namatay, may mga malubhang na saktan.
01:52So ang insurance, napaka-importante nyan.
01:56And ang panawagan ng Pangulo, itaas ng todo ang insurance.
01:59Under the passenger personal accident insurance policy, each passenger in a public utility vehicle is entitled to up to 400 pesos in case of death due to an accident.
02:10For private vehicles, passengers may receive up to 200,000 pesos to be shared among victims.
02:17Itapat ang insurance sa privado dun sa PUV.
02:22Tingin ko napakagandang idea po nyan.
02:24At yan po ang pipigitin nating magawa.
02:27At kakausapin natin ng LTO at utusan natin ng LTO at LTFRB na kailangan ni-impose natin yan.
02:34Kasi ano eh, lagong-lago na ngayon.
02:37Nakita natin sa dami ng mga aksidente.
02:41The DOT are plans to implement the higher insurance coverage within the year.
02:46But first, they need to coordinate with public transport operators to discuss the possible impact on fares and operations.
02:54Siyempre, wala namang gibri sa mundo. May kailangan magbayad ng mas mataas na premium ng insurance.
02:59Ngayon, titignan natin kung papano ang pwedeng gawin dyan at ano ang mga regulasyon ang pwedeng ano.
03:06Pero, ang sabi ng Pangulo, nag-a-agree tayo sa sinabi ng Pangulo, yan ang utos ng Pangulo, kaya gagawin natin.
03:12Bottom line dito, safety ng pasahero, peace of mind ng pasahero, peace of mind ng pamilya ng pasahero, napagkasya, sumakay sa bus, sa jeep.
03:21But for some drivers, there are other concerns.
03:24Kung ano man yung sinasabi nila na todo for each ulo na nasa loob ng private vehicle, I think that's okay.
03:31Sobrang importante, bawat buhay na nasa loob ng vehicle is important.
03:35Ang dapat nilang kasikasuhin, yung safety natin sa kalsada, hindi yung insurance.
03:42Kamukha nung nangyari sa Terminal 1, ano bang nangyari doon?
03:46Di ba yung may problema doon? Hindi yung baller.
03:50For the Transportation Department, safety remains the top priority.
03:54Today, they are set to meet with the Task Force for Road Safety Policy and Procedures
03:58to ensure that drivers are well-informed and in good condition health-wise.
04:03And to make sure that vehicles on the road are safe and road-worthy.
04:08This is Sharm Zespina from PTV Manila for Balitang Pambajsa.
