'We have an oversupply of public utility jeeps, and we really need to trim down the number if we are to make this jeepney modernization program as a success and as a viable alternative,' LTFRB Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III says
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A 60% consolidation rate in Metro Manila would still mean that more than 19,000 jeepneys could potentially lose the right to ply their routes, based on the latest baseline data available. But Guadiz is firm that the remaining jeepneys will be “more than enough” to serve commuters.“From my own perspective, after a thorough study, 60% is more than enough,” Guadiz said in a mix of English and Filipino. “You have other modalities here. You have buses, you have trains, you have tricycles.
Guadiz also said that the Philippines has an “oversupply” of jeepneys, which is noticeable during off-peak hours when some jeepneys have barely any passengers onboard.
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