Jeepney modernization to continue in 2024 even without a budget

'Ang nirerequest po sana namin is that we be given additional funds because we lack manpower on the ground already,' Transportation Undersecretary Anneli Lontoc says even as the program is set to continue next year

will push through even though it wasn’t allocated any funds under the proposed 2024 national budget.hindi po tayo nabigyan ng budget na ma-include sa NEP

Without a 2024 budget for the program, the Department of Transportation must figure out how to implement the PUV modernization program when it is quite literally running out of personnel to do so.Ang nire-request po sana namin is that we be given additional funds because we lack manpower on the ground already because we don’t have a budget. More than half of our personnel doing PUVMP, we have already terminated their contract.

However, to get there, the DOTr first wants individual traditional jeepney operators to organize themselves. This is exactly what the DOTr will be focusing on while being limited by a lack of funds. will work as one so that they don’t compete with each other,” the transportation secretary said.

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