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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.
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 Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) claims that eight groups will not participate: Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (Piston), Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (Fejodap), UV Express group, Association of Concerned Transport Organizations (Acto), Pasang Masda ...
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]
Bagong Jeep, also known as the Bagong Jeepney, (abbreviated as BEEP) is a public transport service which maintains a fleet of minibuses and vans which are characterized as jeepneys. History [ edit ]
The group has opposed the implementation of phaseout for traditional jeepneys under the Philippine government's Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program. [3] They initiated a nationwide transport strike in 2023 against the policy. [4] For the 2022 Philippine presidential election, they endorsed the campaign of Leni Robredo. [3]
Despite the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program which imposed consolidation among individual jeepney operators, Davao City is exempted from such consolidation due to DPTMP taking place. Making it the only city in the country to be exempted drew flak from various transport cooperatives nationwide.
They have also opposed the mandatory phaseout of old vehicles under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program. They had participated in strikes in protest of the program in 2015, [1] 2017 to 2019 [8] [9] [10] and 2023. [11] In 2024, Manibela joined PISTON in the Labour Day protest against the government’s Jeepney modernization program ...