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Imagine if gov’t allocates P15B for PUj modernization
Jeepneys wait for passengers in Manila. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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March 16, 2023September 11, 2023Opinion, Transport

Imagine if gov’t allocates P15B for PUj modernization

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That amount is equivalent to only 14.7% of the budget for the planned Mega Manila Subway (P102 billion), which is expected to carry 370,000 passengers per day. It’s also equivalent to just 9.8% of the budget for the planned North-South Commuter Railway (P152 billion), which is expected to transport 400,000 passengers per day. It’s likewise...

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Jeepney drivers rally against the planned phaseout of public utility vehicles by the government in Manila at the start of a week-long transport strike. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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March 9, 2023September 11, 2023Economy, Transport

Needed: a just transition for jeepney drivers and operators

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EDITOR’S NOTE: What was intended as a weeklong strike starting March 6 to protest the phaseout of traditional jeepneys was ended late the next day by strike leaders after a meeting with officials in Malacanang.  Manibela chair Mar Valbuena said the protesters were banking on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to concerned agencies to fully...