THE Transportation department said on Monday that the government will conduct a feasibility study to evaluate a privatization proposal put forward by the business community for the bus system plying Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA).
“We have requested the Public-Private Partnership Center to set aside funds for the feasibility study,” Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista said on the sidelines of the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines’ Economic Forum 2022.
Among the groups that called for the busway’s privatization were American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Chinese Filipino Business Club, Filipino CEO Circle, Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines, and Management Association of the Philippines.
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