SENATORS on Tuesday urged the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to postpone the planned phaseout of traditional jeepneys.
Sen. Mary Grace Poe filed Resolution 507 expressing the sense of the Senate to postpone the phaseout pending resolution of valid and urgent concerns raised by affected operators and drivers regarding the financial viability of the jeepney modernization program.On February 20, the LTFRB issued Memorandum Circular 2023-013 which gives PUV operators only until June 30, 2023 to join an existing consolidated entity, or Oct.
She noted that transport groups, such as Piston, have said that they are not against the PUV Modernization Program, but that they are seeking a 'just transition' process.Poe said that to continue with the phaseout without taking these concerns into consideration 'would run counter to the directive of the Constitution to promote social justice in all phases of national development.
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