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Finding a balance between safety and affordability: Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, during Tuesday’s virtual hearing of the Committee on Public Services February 9, 2021, says there should be a balance between what is safe for the people on the ground in terms of safety of motor vehicles and the price that is affordable to the people, especially the low and middle income families who are already hard up because of the pandemic. Zubiri said Land Transportation Offices (LTOs) all over the country could be upgraded so that inspection of motor vehicles could be done there. “It's the balance, it's a delicate balance, and I support the committee on trying to find a way to do it through legislation, through a resolution, solution to funding support to the LTO and the DOTr on how we can improve their services. I am a believer in consensus-building... I tried to look for solutions, rather than focus on the problem always. We are trying to to work with government on trying to find a solution for this,” Zubiri said. (Screen grab/Senate PRIB)