Manibela backs LTFRB on transport modernization
MANILA, Philippines — The drivers and operators’ group Manibela has expressed support to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s (LTFRB) public transport modernization program.
According to Manibela president Mar Valbuena, the LTFRB has shown openness and accountability when it consulted operators and transport cooperatives as part of efforts to make the modernization program more inclusive.
Valbuena criticized some groups for asking LTFRB chairman Teofilo Guadiz III to resign over alleged “irregularities” in the agency.
“The reason some groups are asking Guadiz to resign is because some of their demands were not granted,” Valbuena said.
Earlier, the LTFRB reaffirmed its commitment to fully implement the program, assuring stakeholders that reforms in the sector remain a top priority.
Guadiz said the LTFRB continues to exert all efforts to ensure that the transition to a modernized transport system proceeds without interruption.
He added that the agency has been working closely with government financing institutions to aid operators of modernized jeepney fleets meet their loan obligations under the program.
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