TRANSPO PARA SA HEALTH WORKERS HINILING

NANAWAGAN si Senadora Risa Hontiveros sa  Department of Transportation (DOTr) na mag-deploy ng mga sasakyan para sa mga health worker patungo sa kani-kanilang  health facilities.

“It is essential that vehicles are provided to ferry our health workers from their localities to their respective health facilities. Hindi puwedeng ma-paralyze ang serbisyo ng ating mga health facilities just because our health workers are unable to report to work because of the lack of transportation options,” ani Hontiveros.

Kaya rekomendasyon ng senadora na makipag-ugnayan ang DOTr sa mga pribadong kompanya para sa mas maraming sasakyan na gagamitin ng mga health worker.

“We need buses, coasters, and other spacious vehicles that can accommodate the most number of health workers within the frame of ‘social distancing,’”giit ng senadora.

“This should be free service to all our unsung heroes working at the frontlines in our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic,” dagdag pa niya.

Nauna rito, isinulong ni Hontiveros ang pagbibigay ng hazard pay sa mga health, service at iba pang frontline workers na kailangang ang presensiya sa kani-kanilang mga trabaho.

Gayundin, iminungkahi ng senadora na magtalaga ng point-to-point o P2P stations sa major points sa city o munisipalidad para sa mga  sasakyan.

“Spacious areas like empty mall parking lots can be assigned as pick-up and drop-off stations for our health workers,” pagbibigay-diin pa niya.

“Hindi na kayang problemahin ng mga ospital at health facilities ang mobility ng kanilang mga health workers, sa dami na ring nakaasa sa kanila. The government needs to step in and make sure that our health workers are not stranded outside because of the suspension of public transportation,” dagdag ni Hontiveros. VICKY CERVALES