The
livelihood of tricycle drivers and operators in Boracay will be affected if the
color coding will be implemented.
This is the
reaction of Enrique Gelito, one of the Board of Directors of the Boracay Land
Transportation Multi Purpose Cooperative (BLTMPC) during an interview last
Thursday.
According to
him, they would rather have the color coding canceled, because they are
considering how this could affect the drivers' means of living.
They also
worry as this scheme will not only affect the resources but there could also be
insufficiency of tricycle units for the growing number of tourist in the island
especially that classes are about to start.
Gelito added
that the same system was carried out five years ago and was unsuccessful because
many commuters had complained as a result of unit shortages. The color coding
was then withdrawn after a week.
And as the
drivers are anticipating the possibility of it happening again, they are now
requesting the local government of Malay not to pursue the scheme for the
second time.
However,
Mayor John Yap has promised, that if there is any complaint from the public and
if there will be a shortage of units in Boracay, they will have the color
coding stopped in accordance with public demands.
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