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The Land Bank of the Philippines estimates that each jeepney replacement will cost around ₱2.4 million to ₱2.6 million. [4] However, based on an interest rate of 6% per annum and a payment period of 7 years, the actual cost of a jeepney reaches ₱2.1 million. [5]
The 2017–2019 Philippine jeepney drivers' strike was a series of protest and strike action staged by jeepney drivers in the Philippines to oppose the government's plan to phase out jeepneys over 15 years old. The strike, which started on February 6, caused hundreds of passengers to be stranded and prompted universities, cities, and towns to ...
The Supreme Court of the Philippines in a 20-page decision dated July 11, 2023, but promulgated on March 4, 2024, dismissed Bayyo Association Inc. and transport groups petition to nullify the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program provisions that compel jeepney drivers and operators to replace their traditional units with modern ones.
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The Bagong Jeep (BEEP) program was launched in 2016 in Metro Manila coinciding with the implementation of the Philippine national government's public utility vehicle modernization program. The BEEP was meant as a replacement to old jeepneys in urban areas, hence the vehicles provided under the BEEP program are described as jeepneys. [ 1 ]
No To Jeepney Phaseout Mobilization, 2023 PISTON participating in a protest against the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program. March 6, 2023. In 2013, PISTON launched a campaign directed to the Philippines' main petroleum companies, Petron, Shell, and Chevron to condemn against an oil price hike. They have also urged the abolishment of ...
Modesto "Mody" Toque Floranda (born November 4) is a Filipino transport activist from the ranks of jeepney and other public utility vehicles drivers who is the President of the militant group Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON). In the 2025 Philippine Senate election, he is running under Makabayan.
At present, there are around 270,000 franchised jeepney units on the road across the country, with some 75,000 units in Metro Manila alone. [ 19 ] In 2016, the DOTr imposed an age limit on jeepneys of 15 years, with older jeepneys starting to be phased out. [ 20 ]