Piston slams June 30 jeepney phaseout order, says minibuses worth P2.8-M burying operators in debt

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Signage that reads "No Vaccine No Ride" (L) is seen on the windshield of a passenger jeepney in Quezon City, suburban Manila on January 17, 2022, as the Philippine government banned unvaccinated people from using public transport amid a record surge in coronavirus cases.

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MANILA, Philippines — Transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (Piston) called on the national government to halt the impending prohibition of individual operators of traditional jeepneys in plying their routes after June 30.

 

They instead urged to revise the PUV Modernization Program that is "burying poor drivers and small-time operators deep in debt."

 

This came after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board approved its Memorandum Circular 2023-013 last Monday which states that only traditional jeepneys who join "consolidated entities" like corporations and cooperatives will have their provisional authorities extended until Dec. 31, 2023. Extensions will no longer be granted, said the LTFRB.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/02/23/2247099/piston-slams-june-30-jeepney-phaseout-order-says-minibuses-worth-p28-m-burying-operators-debt

 

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[Cult of the Sun]

Sad to see the homogenization of the "globe".   They want everything bland & the same.. ugly..  Jeepneys are another thing I won't get to see in my life. More importantly, how many will lose income because of this.