Advocacy group, binatikos si Poe sa pagtutol sa PMVICs
Binatikos ng Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya Para sa Mamamayan (AGHAM) ang mga hakbang ni Senadora Grace Poe para mahinto ang operasyon ng private motor vehicle inspection centers (PMVICs).
Naniniwala ang consumer advocacy group, sa pangunguna ng presidente na si Angelo Palmones, na may magandang epekto ang PMVICs sa kapaligiran at sa public safety.
“PMVICs are the next step in ensuring road safety, as has been institutionalized in all corners of our planet,” pahayag ni Palmones.
Dagdag nito, “It is time to put an end to the rolling coffins and environmentally unsound vehicles that continue to ply our roads.”
Matatandaang sa kaniyang privilege speech, inihayag ni Poe sa Department of Transportation (DOTr) na nagiging sakit sa ulo umano ng mga motorista ang PMVICs sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic.
Kabilang dito ang mahahaba umanong pila sa mga center kung saan hindi nasusunod ang physical distancing, at gastusin kumpara sa tradisyunal na Private Emission Testing Centers (PETCs).
Para kay Palmones, sa pamamagitan ng PETCs, nakakasanayan ang hindi ligtas na driving conditions.
“While it is necessary to ensure that the programs terms, guidelines, and operating regulations that led to the creation and authorization of PMVICs are within legal and constitutional bounds, let us not forget the system that this program is seeking to elevate and bring integrity to,” saad nito.
Kung magbabatay lang sa PETCs at Land Transportation Office (LTO) District Office visual inspectors para malaman ang roadworthiness ng sasakyan at emission compliance, patuloy lamang aniyang lalala ang sitwasyon sa mga lansangan kaya’t kinakailangan itong mabago.
“The status quo of non-appearance/no-show practiced by fixers in collusion with PETCs, insurance companies, and the LTO District Offices themselves, has been so institutionalized that the very mentality of Filipinos is no longer that of safety, but one of misplaced ‘convenience’, unspeakable corruption, and worst of all, complete disregard of Filipino lives,” ani Palmones.
Tanong pa nito, “How dare Senator Poe choose that status quo over an initiative that although at the moment is not perfect, clearly does away with all of those opportunities for corruption. Does Senator Poe know about the system that she is choosing to uphold by stopping PMVICs from operating?”
“Is she really that blind, deaf, and ignorant to the fact that the current system does nothing, absolutely nothing to ensure the road worthiness and environmental compliance of vehicles? It is baffling to us why she chooses to do so, and we can only conclude that such a conscious effort to turn a blind eye to the glaring failure of PETCs only means that she is protecting their interests,” banat pa ng congressman.
Giit nito, “It does not take a genius to conclude that PMVIC inspections and PETC/LTO visual inspections (or lack thereof), are worlds apart; it does not take a genius to conclude that PMVICs are far more transparent, reliable, and greatly reduces opportunities for corruption; but it takes only one corrupted senator to destroy the lives of Filipinos on the road.”
Sinabi pa nito na layon ng AGHAM na itaguyod ang lahat ng inisyatibo ng gobyerno na unahin ang science at technology para sa pagpapabuti ng kapakanan ng mga Filipino.
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