Transport groups have asked the Supreme Court to finally rule on the petition against the public utility vehicle modernization program even as the two-day strike starts today and the consolidation deadline set by the government ends on April 30.
Photos show modern jeepneys and traditional jeepneys as they wait for passengers along Escoda Street in Manila on April 13, 2024.MANILA, Philippines — Transport groups have asked the Supreme Court to finally rule on the petition against the public utility vehicle modernization program even as the two-day strike starts today and the consolidation deadline set by the government ends on April 30.
The consolidation will only benefit companies from China with the flooding of imported minibuses used in the PUVMP, Valbuena said. The SC has yet to issue a temporary restraining order on the implementation of the PUVMP, as petitioned by Piston on Dec. 20, 2023.
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