TROUBLED.Traditional jeepneys traverse Elliptical Road in Quezon City in this undated photo. Operators and drivers are up in arms over the planned phaseout of traditional units, with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board settinga June 30, 2023 deadline.(PNA photo by Ben Briones) MANILA - The Senate unanimously adopted on Tuesday the resolution filed by Senator Grace Poe urging the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to postpone the June 30 deadline on phasing out of traditional jeepneys as part of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). All 24 senators were made co-authors in Senate Resolution No. 44.A public hearing is scheduled on Thursday. Traditional jeepney operators and drivers have announced a weeklong strike starting March 6 to protest the phaseout. "The LTFRB should be reminded that jeepney drivers do not have deep pockets. The most recent study estimates that their average daily take-home pay is a meager PHP75
Transport groups will hold a week-long strike affecting jeepney and UV Express vehicles starting next week in their bid to convince the Land Transportation, Franchising and Regulatory Board to shelve the public utility vehicle modernization program.
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Over 50,000 traditional jeepneys have yet to be consolidated and may be taken off the road if operators do not comply with the government’s modernization program until June 30, an official said yesterday.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has committed to assist small operators of traditional jeepneys in the government's public utility vehicle modernization program.
LTFRB Technical Division chief Joel Bolano said the assistance ranges from setting up cooperatives and