DUMPER PTDA Party-list Rep. Claudine Diana Bautista-Lim is eyeing a meeting with Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista on possible interventions amid the controversial Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP).
DUMPER PTDA Party-list Rep. Claudine Diana Bautista-Lim is eyeing a meeting with Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista on possible interventions amid the controversial Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program .This wax bared by Bautista-Lim Saturday, March 4, even as President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. himself said that the program needs to be improved.
The modern jeeps are being tapped to replace the old, traditional public utility jeepneys . However, these modern jeeps are expensive, and the switch to the new way–through consolidation–has been a huge problem for PUJ drivers.DUMPER PTDA, which stands for Drivers United for Mass Progress and Equal Rights-Philippine Taxi Drivers Association, has relayed to the DOTr that it is willing to provide “libreng sakay” or free rides in case the transport strike pushes through as anticipated.
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