THE Transportation department said it will proceed with the public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP) after funding for the program was left off the department’s 2023 budget proposal. READ
sa tulong at suporta ng ating mga mambabatasLast week, Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista welcomed the House’s approval of the 2023 DoTr budget, which amounts to P167.12 billion.
The PUVMP calls for a “restructured, modern, well-managed and environmentally sustainable transport sector where drivers and operators have stable, sufficient and dignified livelihoods while commuters get to their destinations quickly, safely and comfortably,” according to a Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board description of the program on its website.
Liga ng Transportasyon at Operators President Orlando Marquez said 50% of the traditional jeepneys have yet to display the new fare matrix. LTFRB Chairperson Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil has required PUVs to display prominently the new fare matrix before they are allowed to collect new fares.The minimum fare for traditional jeepneys is now P12, up from P11 previously. Modern jeepneys can charge P14, up from P13; ordinary city buses P13 , air-conditioned city buses P15 , ordinary provincial buses P11 , and deluxe provincial buses P2.10 per kilometer .
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