Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista nixed the call to junk the government’s PUV modernization program, which would phase out traditional jeepneys and UV express units in the country. | DYGalvezINQ
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Transport groups earlier urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to scrap the June 30, deadline for traditional jeepney operators and drivers to join cooperatives or risk losing their franchises or provisional authorities. He said he will also meet with LTFRB officials to discuss the deadline and will urge them to make a decision on whether to extend it or not before the planned transport strike next week.
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