Every day jeepney drivers work hard to bring students, workers, parents and other commuters safely to their destinations. When fuel prices continue to rise the burden becomes heavier—not only for jeepney drivers but for everyone who depends on public transportation.

For jeepney drivers higher fuel prices mean higher operating expenses and less income. For students it can mean spending more of their allowance just to get to school. For workers and families higher transportation costs can mean having less money for food, school needs and other daily necessities.

𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝘂𝗽.

📢 𝗜𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼:
● Continue and strengthen appropriate fuel assistance for qualified public transport drivers
● Consider the effects of transportation costs on students, workers, and low-income commuters
●Promote transparency and public awareness regarding fuel prices, assistance programs, and transportation policies

𝐅𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬. 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐨𝐨.

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮. 𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼/𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀: NeoCha, Art of the Jeepney (February 24, 2020). Contributor: Mike Steyels; Photographer: Jilson Tiu