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Albay Rep. Jose Ma. Clemente S. Salceda opposed the scheduled phaseout of public utility jeepneys and vans by June 30without government providing concrete assistance to help PUJs cooperativize or to provide ample seed funding for their cooperatives.The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board announced last week that it has already moved the phaseout schedule to end-December, provided that PUJ and van operators or owners join an existing group or cooperative.
LTFRB said the consolidation, a part of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization program, aims to bring together single operators and drivers as one legal entity to help facilitate the transition to modern transport units.
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