After saying he will mobilize his “own” 37 vehicles amid transport strike, Arjo Atayde was criticized online
ARJO ATAYDE – The actor-turned-politician received criticisms after saying that he will mobilize his “own” 37 vehicles amid transport strike.
On Monday, almost 100,000 jeepney operators and drivers went on strike to protest the government’s upcoming execution of the PUV modernization program. This will go on through March 12.
Transport organizations claimed that if the operators switched to a new minibus that costs millions of pesos, the scheme would drown them in debt. Others predicted an increase in the minimum fare, which would be a blow to the riding public who already had to contend with an alarming 8.7% inflation rate.
Amid the protests, Rep. Arjo Atayde (Quezon City, First District) “expressed his willingness to mobilize his own 37 vehicles” to aid commuters of his district and nearby areas.
“In my own little way, I am willing to help my district and nearby areas here in QC by providing our own vehicles to help the commuters, especially our medical frontliners,” he said.
“We really need to have a plan to minimize the disruption of transportation during the strike. First of all, there must be stand-by trucks and buses ready for deployment to pick up stranded commuters all over different cities especially our medical frontliners, among others,” he added.
Apparently, Arjo Atayde was criticized online for admitting he has 37 personal vehicles. Here are the tweets of some netizens:
Meanwhile, the office of the neophyte politician clarified earlier that the vehicles were the L300 cars he donated to several barangays in the city in June 2021.
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