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Learn more about the Department of Labor and Employment’s assistance for jeepney drivers affected by the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program. Find out how the ‘enTSUPERneur’ program and the ‘Tsuper Iskolar’ Program are helping these workers transition and rebuild their livelihoods.
Learn more about the lengthy process of jeepney modernization in the Philippines and the challenges faced by the government in implementing the program.
Learn more about the LTFRB’s stance on the selection of PUJ brands by operators under the PUVMP. Discover the autonomy given to cooperatives in choosing units and the importance placed on safety and roadworthiness.
Learn more about the call for transparency in the jeepney modernization program and the concerns raised by organized labor regarding the use of Filipino labor and domestic materials. Find out how the mandatory consolidation of jeepney operators into cooperatives or corporations is seen as a challenge to freedom of association.
Learn more about how the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) plans to assist jeepney drivers affected by the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). The DSWD’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program offers temporary aid, while also emphasizing the need for long-term support and livelihood programs for drivers.
Learn more about the Department of Transportation’s decision to uphold the December 31 consolidation deadline for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). Despite protests from transport groups, the government remains steadfast in its commitment to a cleaner and safer public transportation system.
