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PUJ consolidation ended
By J.Lo
"For the past six months, we've been reiterating our decision not to extend deadline is final… affirmed by President…unfortunately, there are those PUJs who can no longer be covered by consolidation," Office of Transportation Cooperatives Chairman Andy Ortega said.deadline for consolidation given to traditional jeepneys ended at 5 in the afternoon despite one-month extension to operate in selected routes until Jan. 31, 2024,
Ortega said in December 2023 alone, at least 100 transport groups filed application for government's public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP).
"We are pleased that they were able to join the program before deadline of consolidation," Ortega said.
He added that final number of public utility jeepneys (PUJs) covered by PUVM will be known days after deadline.
According to Ortega, PUJs were only asked to submit undertaking on their intention to form cooperative.
"This includes names of members and their signatures, their routes and name of cooperative as there is still process of accreditation…whether partial or full, we will do that later…what is important is for them to be covered by the program," he said.
Meanwhile, transport group Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (Piston) president Mody Floranda asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to reverse his decision on no extension for PUVMP.
Floranda added that Piston and Manibela are still awaiting decision of Supreme Court after it failed to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the phaseout of traditional jeepneys.
Supreme Court has ordered Department of Transportation and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to comment on petition to block PUVMP after Piston filed petition for certiorari and injunction on Dec. 20, seeking issuance of TRO to prevent DOTr and LTFRB from enforcing the program, especially mandatory franchise consolidation, until petition is resolved.
"Based on data, almost 73.5 percent of traditional jeepneys have yet to consolidate, particularly in Marikina, Cogeo, Antipolo, majority are still traditional jeepneys, that is why we cannot see that at least 70 percent of traditional jeepneys were able to comply with modernization program," Floranda said.
