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Transportation dep’t open to changes to jeepney modernization program
Business World Philippines
|March 25, 2025
THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) is open to some changes to the government's public transport modernization program to address the concerns of transport groups, its chief said amid a three-day jeepney strike that started on Monday.
“We are open to changes, ‘Transportation Secretary Vivencio B. Dizon told a news briefing. “Clearly, there are some issues that need to be resolved. It is important for us to identify these problems first and then we will address these.”
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