Amid the impending crackdown on traditional jeepneys, drivers and operators are planning to hold a transport strike in Metro Manila as the deadline set by the government to comply with the public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP) ends on April 30.
A jeepney driver conducts regular preventive maintenance at a terminal in Jordan Plains, Sta. Monica in Quezon City on January 3, 2024.MANILA, Philippines — Amid the impending crackdown on traditional jeepneys, drivers and operators are planning to hold a transport strike in Metro Manila as the deadline set by the government to comply with the public utility vehicle modernization program ends on April 30.
He was reacting to Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Chairman Teofilo Guadiz’s statement that the LTFRB would go after colorum public utility jeepneys starting May 1. “For us, holding a transport strike is always an option. We are prepared for all forms of protests, including big rallies,” he said.
Based on the report he received, Floranda said among the PUV operators who decided to withdraw from the consolidation program are those from the National Capital Region , Iloilo, Bacolod, Southern Tagalog and Bicol region. “The data he mentioned did not jibe with the total number of modern PUVs plying routes nationwide, with 9,813 jeepneys. In Metro Manila, there are only 1,500 modernized jeepneys operating in 35 routes,” Floranda said.“Most of those operating here in the NCR are still traditional jeepneys, although there are modern jeepneys servicing commuters along España in Manila and portions of Marcos Highway and Commonwealth Avenue,” Floranda said.
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