A proposed model of a modern jeepney received the nod of LTFRB Chair Teofilo Guadiz III, convincing a transport group that the modernization program will finally push through under the current administration. | janebautistaINQ /PDI
“Now, after our talk with Guadiz, it seems like it will push through because he already approved it,” he said.The prototype costs around P1.3 million to P1.5 million, or half of the price of current minibuses or electric jeepneys on the roads that are imported.
If jeepney operators and drivers would adopt the prototype and ensure its compliance with the requirements, Guadiz said “there would be no need for phaseout” of traditional units. Guadiz called on local manufacturers to build the modern version so there would be no need to import. In a bid to help on the financing side, the Department of Transportation is seeking an additional budget to raise the modernized vehicle subsidy to be granted to traditional jeepney operators.
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