Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas, in a social media post, enumerated the guidelines for public transport in the ‘new normal’. He also acknowledged that taxi and jeepney will be allowed to operate starting May 18, Monday.
“Daku ang posibilidad nga mabalik na kita sa aton naandan apang kinahanglan man naton maghalong kung tapuson na naton ang Enhanced Community Quarantine. Isa gid sa may daku nga responsibilidad amu ang aton mga drayber kag mga nagapanag-iya sang mga pampubliko nga mga salakyan. Gani, nakigsapul ako sa ila kag ginpahibalo kag ginplastar ang aton mga pagsulundan,” states Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas.
Treñas notes that former practices may be restored but everyone should remain vigilant as the Enhanced Community Quarantine is coming to an end. He also enumerated ideal practices for public utility vehicles.
For taxi drivers:
- they are allowed to operate
- they must provide alcohol or alcohol-based sanitizer
- social distancing should be observed
- they may cater passengers bound to the Province/Panay
- all drivers should have undergone training
For jeepney drivers:
- each jeepney should only have 8 passengers
- only 1 passenger at the front seat is allowed
- they must provide alcohol or alcohol-based sanitizer
- they must have a divider
- only 25% of jeepneys are allowed to operate (600 jeepneys)
- all drivers should have undergone training
“Bisan ano pa sitwasyon ang nagahulat sa aton pagkatapos sining ECQ, handa gid ang aton pampubliko nga transportasyon sa pagbalik byahe sa aton mga dalanon basta sundon lang ang aton protocols nga ginapatuman para sa ikamaayo sang tanan,” Treñas adds.
“Aton na gid nga ginahanda ang syudad. Ginpangayo ko lang gid ang inyo suporta kag pagkooperar sa pagsunod kag pagpatuman sang aton mga pagsulundan para masiguro ang kaluwasan sang tagsa ka Ilonggo,” the mayor concluded.
