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Cooperative members attend to their modern jeepney units at a parking area in Montalban Rizal on January 17, 2024. Jonathan Cellona,ABS-CBN News

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Modern PUV

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172379098253120240117-modrn-jeepney-cooperative-JC-5.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Cooperative members attend to their modern jeepney units at a parking area in Montalban Rizal on January 17, 2024. Jonathan Cellona,ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Cooperative members attend to their modern jeepney units at a parking area in Montalban Rizal on January 17, 2024. <em>Jonathan Cellona,ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Jeepney drivers and operators who already complied with the government&#x27;s consolidation scheme should not be disadvantaged amid calls to suspend the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), a senator said Friday.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/21/23/jeepney-operators-share-nightmare-about-consolidation">• Jeepney operators share &#x27;nightmare&#x27; about consolidation</a></div><p>Sen. Risa Hontiveros said this was one of her concerns that prevented her from signing Senate Resolution 1096, which sought the suspension of the program.</p><p>All senators except Hontiveros signed the resolution last July 30.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/31/senators-seek-temporary-suspension-of-puv-modernization-program-915">• Senators seek temporary suspension of PUV modernization program</a></div><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">&quot;Pumasok na sila sa programa, nag-apply na sila sa loan sa bangko, simulan na nilang i-dismantle &#x27;yung mga lumang jeepney nila. Huwag naman silang madehado, di ba? Kasi sumunod na sila eh, pumasok na sila at nagsimula na silang mag-comply,&quot; the senator said. </span></div><p>Hontiveros said she would sign the resolution if amendments would be made to address her concerns.</p><p>&quot;Ipu-put on record ko &#x27;yun, ipo-propose ko &#x27;yung amendments, hopeful ako na tatanggapin ni Chair Raffy [Tulfo]. Pipirmahan ko rin naman &#x27;yung resolution basta may ganung mga improvements,&quot; she explained.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/8/12/transport-chief-eyes-start-of-crackdown-on-unconsolidated-jeepneys-1316" id="isPasted">• Transport chief eyes start of crackdown on unconsolidated jeepneys</a></div><p>Consolidation is one of the phases of the PUVMP. Jeepney operators are required to join a cooperative, which would have two to three years to replace their fleet with modern vehicles that are safer and less polluting.</p><p>The cooperatives will be able to access bank financing and receive a government subsidy of between P200,000 and P300,000 per vehicle to ease the financial burden of the transition, officials have said.</p><p>The Department of Transportation (DOTr)<span id="isPasted"> said that based on the agency’s figures as of July 31, the nationwide consolidation rate after the April 30 deadline reached 83 percent.</span></p><div><span id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/31/dotr-insists-no-need-to-suspend-puv-modernization-program-2204">• DOTr says with 83% consolidation rate, no need to suspend PUV modernization program</a></span></div><p>President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has already rejected the senators&#x27; call to suspend the modernization program.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/7/marcos-rejects-calls-to-suspend-public-transport-modernization-program-2019">• Marcos rejects calls to suspend public transport modernization program</a></div><p>The DOTr said they are set to launch their crackdown against unconsolidated or &quot;colorum&quot; PUVs.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8rKdU6SrH5g?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Sen. Risa Hontiveros said this was one of her concerns that prevented her from signing Senate Resolution 1096, which sought the suspension of PUVMP.</p>

Sen. Risa Hontiveros said this was one of her concerns that prevented her from signing Senate Resolution 1096, which sought the suspension of PUVMP.

Hontiveros wants protection for pro-modernization PUVs: 'Wag naman silang madehado'

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Hontiveros wants protection for pro-modernization PUVs: 'Wag naman silang madehado'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published Aug 16, 2024 03:12 PM PHT

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