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The Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP), formerly and still commonly referred to as the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), is a program made by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) of the Philippines in 2017, with the goal of making the country's public transportation system efficient and environmentally friendly by 2020.
SR Jeepney Class II 2017 (prototype) Unknown Sta. Rosa Motor Works Exhibited at the Philippine Auto Parts Expo, [3] [33] the SR Jeepney Class II is a prototype model by Sta. Rosa Motor Works which adheres to the standards made under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program while retaining the aesthetics of the traditional jeepney of ...
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 ]
Jeepney drivers protesting the modernization plan on December 29, 2023 near Mendiola, Manila. - Jose Santos/NurPhoto/Getty Images “We will continue to calibrate each component of the program in ...
Many jeepney operators oppose the phase-out, and George San Mateo, leader of the "No to Jeepney Phaseout" Coalition, called the modernization program "corrupt". [33] Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to drop its jeepney modernization program. [ 34 ]
The majority of jeepney operators have voiced support, [23] with a few groups voicing their opposition, [24] leading to transport strikes in 2017–2019 and 2023–2024. Some politicians have urged the government to drop the jeepney modernization program. [ 25 ]
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.
The 50,000-square-foot shipping and receiving facility on the campus north of Chambersburg is the first project in the Army's 15-year modernization plan, according to a news release from Letterkenny.