Script

Introduction:

Breianne: what will happen if we neglect the phasing out of our jeepney

Delfin: are we neglecting our cultural Heritage?

Kim: what is the major issue when it comes to this government Project of jeepney Modernization?

Mc Kie: what are the benefits that we will gain in jeepney Modernization?

Scene 1:

Breianne: haist! Nakaka pagod naman siksikan sa jeep knina!!

(bukas TV)

News cast

Delfin: Cruz and the other members of the National Confederation of Transport Workers Union (NCTU)
clearly understand the program’s urgency and significance. They know that despite the Philippines’
relatively small contribution to global, man-made climate change, the country will bear the brunt of
increasingly severe natural disasters without mitigating action.

“We believe in climate change,” said Cruz, who serves as NCTU’s National President, “as well as the
concept of transforming the informal economy into a formal economy.”

While jeepneys running on diesel aren’t the only sources of air pollution in the Philippines, recent
studies show that they do contribute a lot. According to 2011 data from the Environmental
Management Bureau (EMB), public utility vehicles reliant on diesel fuel — of which jeepneys comprise
the majority — emit 15,492 tonnes of particulate matter pollution, or 48 percent of the annual total.

- https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/01/07/21/jeepney-modernization-road-paved-with-
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Breianne: Ay grabe naman apala epekto ng Jeepney sa environment natin nag kocause pla ito ng major
air pollution sa bansa natin!! Grabe pala no! May gnagawa na kagobyerno natin para masolusyonan tong
problem na to?!

Mc Kie: Right now, numerous jeepney drivers, including Cruz and the NCTU, are in a race against time.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) recently announced that existing
franchises that did not re-register and adopt compliant units by January 1, 2021 will cease to be valid.
The board required operating jeepneys to have Euro 4 or electric engines.

This is in line with the plan’s three-year grace period, which expired on December 31, 2020. Cruz already
submitted their requirements on November 16; as of this writing, they have yet to receive a response.

Breianne: ay yown naman pala may gnagawa na silang paraan para maiwasan na ang pag lago ng air
pollution sa bansa natin na ng gagaling sa ating mga old jeepney. Pero pano naman ung mga mawawalan
ng trabaho, ang mga jeepney drivers natin kung mang yari ung jeepney phase out! Haist1 buhay nga
naman habang nag babago, maraming naapektohan. I should post something about this!

Get phone: what will happen kaya if na modernize na nag jeepney sa bansa natin?

- Ay sisz! Bongga yan mababawasan napollution sa bansa

- Ay hala! Sigurado ko mag mamahal nanmn pamasahe niyan!
- Kebs lang yan, base dun sa Nakita kong jeepney modernization eh! Naka airconed daw!
- Ay hala kawawa naman mga Jeepney drivers natin, May mga drivers pa naman tayong nag
tatawid ng pamilya nila thru jeepney
- Hala heritage narin ang jeepney! Respect sa culture pride natin Pinoys ang jeepney

Breianne: ay grabe hati ung opinion ng mga tao sa pag momodernize ng jeepney. Ay ano tong link na
to? Ay about siya sa jeepney Modernization, mapanuod nga!

Mc Kie: ako na bahala dito hihi!

Breianne: ay grabe Malaki pala talaga Impact ng jeepney Modernization no! yes may benefits siya and
also my downside din talaga!

A several Months later

News Cast

Delfin: The Public Utility Vehicle Modernization (PUVM) Program of the Philippines aims to transform
the road sector of public transport through the introduction of safer and climate-friendly vehicles,
improved regulation, and industry consolidation. The program aims to improve the urban quality of life,
reduce economic losses due to time lost in travel, reduce health costs and premature deaths, reduce
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve the economic situation of the operators and industry by
improving service quality levels The existing public transport system in the Philippines relies primarily on
jeepneys, cultural icons of ingenuity initially repurposed from the army Jeeps left after World War II.
Jeepneys are backyard-fabricated vehicles with chassis often as old as 50 to 70 years old and engines
more than 15 years old, capable of accommodating 12-32 passengers. They are to Filipinos what double-
deckers are to Londoners: a dominant cultural icon and a national symbol of pride.
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