Why PUV modernization can't get over the hump
Started in 2017, the program aims to replace the jeepneys with vehicles that have at least a Euro 4-compliant engine to lessen pollution.
According to Joseph Morong's special report on "24 Oras," in the past six years, the deadline has been extended five times due to the opposition of several drivers and operators. According to a Political Science professor, the program appears far from the "pulse of jeepney drivers." “Everything is personal to the Filipino, lalo na nagpakain sa mga kanyang pamilya ay yung jeep na binili niya, pinaghirapan nya, tapos isusurrender mo ang ownership,” said Dr. Grace Jamon, convenor of Move Metro Manila.—Sherylin Untalan/LDF, GMA Integrated News
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