Phasing Out

Transport officials say operators and drivers of traditional jeepneys have been given three years to shift to the modernized or standardized versions.

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Under the public utility vehicle modernization program, traditional jeepney operators are encouraged to consolidate and rationalize their routes by the end of this month, and to invest in the modernized PUV units.

Jeepney operators and drivers had hoped for an extension of the deadline. The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, however, forced off the road starting in mid-March all forms of mass transportation including the traditional jeepneys.