Several transport groups in the Philippines have launched nationwide strikes and caravans to oppose the phasing out of public utility jeepneys (PUJs) as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stood firm against extending the December 31, 2023 deadline for the consolidation of public utility vehicles (PUV) operators.
Several transport groups in the Philippines have launched nationwide strikes and caravans to oppose the phasing out of public utility jeepneys (PUJs) as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stood firm against extending the December 31, 2023 deadline for the consolidation of public utility vehicles (PUV) operators.
Mody Floranda, national president of transport group Piston, said Marcos “is causing an unprecedented transport crisis and massacre of livelihood by denying the extension of the deadline for franchise consolidation on December 31, 2023.” On Thursday, December 14, the drivers and operators held a caravan in Manila to dramatize the demand to stop the PUV phaseout. They also set up a camp at the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) central office, and vowed to stay there “until demands are met.” “The government is blatantly misleading the public by claiming that 70 percent of PUVs have already consolidated. What they fail to explain is that this data includes all types of PUVs, including buses,” Floranda said in a statement to the medi
Philippines Transport Groups Strikes Caravans Public Utility Jeepneys Phasing Out President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Deadline Consolidation Public Utility Vehicles Protest
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