
Warlito Clarito, 64, conducts maintenance work on a cooperative-owned passenger jeepney he drives on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. When asked what he will do on December 31, the deadline for mandatory franchise consolidation that could hinder traditional jeepney drivers and operators from continuing their operations, Clarito said that his fellow drivers and operators should collectively stand against the impending jeepney phaseout as this is their only source of livelihood. PHOTOS BY MIKE DE JUAN

Warlito Clarito, 64, conducts maintenance work on a cooperative-owned passenger jeepney he drives on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. When asked what he will do on December 31, the deadline for mandatory franchise consolidation that could hinder traditional jeepney drivers and operators from continuing their operations, Clarito said that his fellow drivers and operators should collectively stand against the impending jeepney phaseout as this is their only source of livelihood. PHOTOS BY MIKE DE JUAN

Warlito Clarito, 64, conducts maintenance work on a cooperative-owned passenger jeepney he drives on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. When asked what he will do on December 31, the deadline for mandatory franchise consolidation that could hinder traditional jeepney drivers and operators from continuing their operations, Clarito said that his fellow drivers and operators should collectively stand against the impending jeepney phaseout as this is their only source of livelihood. PHOTOS BY MIKE DE JUAN

Warlito Clarito, 64, conducts maintenance work on a cooperative-owned passenger jeepney he drives on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. When asked what he will do on December 31, the deadline for mandatory franchise consolidation that could hinder traditional jeepney drivers and operators from continuing their operations, Clarito said that his fellow drivers and operators should collectively stand against the impending jeepney phaseout as this is their only source of livelihood. PHOTOS BY MIKE DE JUAN

Warlito Clarito, 64, conducts maintenance work on a cooperative-owned passenger jeepney he drives on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. When asked what he will do on December 31, the deadline for mandatory franchise consolidation that could hinder traditional jeepney drivers and operators from continuing their operations, Clarito said that his fellow drivers and operators should collectively stand against the impending jeepney phaseout as this is their only source of livelihood. PHOTOS BY MIKE DE JUAN

Warlito Clarito, 64, conducts maintenance work on a cooperative-owned passenger jeepney he drives on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. When asked what he will do on December 31, the deadline for mandatory franchise consolidation that could hinder traditional jeepney drivers and operators from continuing their operations, Clarito said that his fellow drivers and operators should collectively stand against the impending jeepney phaseout as this is their only source of livelihood. PHOTOS BY MIKE DE JUAN

Warlito Clarito, 64, conducts maintenance work on a cooperative-owned passenger jeepney he drives on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. When asked what he will do on December 31, the deadline for mandatory franchise consolidation that could hinder traditional jeepney drivers and operators from continuing their operations, Clarito said that his fellow drivers and operators should collectively stand against the impending jeepney phaseout as this is their only source of livelihood. PHOTOS BY MIKE DE JUAN

Warlito Clarito, 64, conducts maintenance work on a cooperative-owned passenger jeepney he drives on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. When asked what he will do on December 31, the deadline for mandatory franchise consolidation that could hinder traditional jeepney drivers and operators from continuing their operations, Clarito said that his fellow drivers and operators should collectively stand against the impending jeepney phaseout as this is their only source of livelihood. PHOTOS BY MIKE DE JUAN