(The Manila Times) THE best policy on jeepney operations is to simply leave the jeepneys, the drivers and their small operators alone. To their way of life. To their way of doing things.
To their small corner in the overall public transport architecture. To the incremental evolutions in the jeepneys’ physical configurations. And what should the minimal government intervention on jeepney affairs do? Just renew their franchises when franchise renewal time is up.
There is nothing from our 20th century heritage that is more worthy of preservation than these offspring of the World War 2 military jeeps that have served as backbone of public transport in the short and intermediate land transport routes across the country… Read More
