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+ Follow Jeepney Modernization Tag
Jeepney Modernization
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                    [ArticleID] => 2346712
                    [Title] => No more extension for PUV consolidation deadline — Marcos
                    [Summary] => President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said that the government will not grant another deadline extension for franchise consolidation under the public utility vehicle modernization program.
                    [DatePublished] => 2024-04-10 18:20:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807953
                    [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/04/10/no-jeepney-phaseout_2024-04-10_18-21-23693_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2322999
                    [Title] => An EV alternative
                    [Summary] => The jeepney modernization program that is hotly debated these days is a program inherited from the previous administration. It is half baked. It talks of modernization but still involves the use of diesel engines. That means it doesn’t address air pollution, a big health problem for us.
                    [DatePublished] => 2024-01-03 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136475
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804837
                    [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/01/02/untitled-2_2024-01-02_22-41-02915_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2322175
                    [Title] => ‘One-time’ cash aid available for drivers affected by modernization — DSWD 
                    [Summary] => DSWD Program Management Bureau (PMB) Director Miramel Laxa said that jeepney drivers whose livelihoods will be affected by the government’s December 31 consolidation deadline can apply for the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) as they fall under the definition of those "in crisis."  
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-12-29 17:28:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 
                    [AuthorName] => 
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/10/18/6wq54weq8w7q438_2023-10-18_15-02-40463_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2321969
                    [Title] => No TRO on PUV consolidation December 31 deadline — SC
                    [Summary] => The Supreme Court has not issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) to halt the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Consolidation on December 31.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-12-28 17:54:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807953
                    [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/07/15/met1-modernized-jeepney-michael-varcas_2019-07-15_20-52-12340_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2319134
                    [Title] => LTFRB grants 'provisional authority' for PUV operators to continue operations
                    [Summary] => In a memorandum released by the LTFRB on Thursday, individual operators who applied for consolidation won't face franchise revocation, even if they haven't completed the process to merge into cooperatives or corporations.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-12-15 19:06:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807953
                    [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/06/23/eg2882_2020-06-23_22-45-14611_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2318112
                    [Title] => Transport group to hold another ‘tigil pasada’ a week before Simbang Gabi
                    [Summary] => Weeks before the public utility vehicle consolidation deadline, transport group Piston will hold another transport strike on December 14 to 15.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-12-11 19:11:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807953
                    [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/12/11/piston_2023-12-11_19-12-42877_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2312916
                    [Title] => LTFRB considering granting five-year franchise to jeepney operators
                    [Summary] => Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board chairman Teofilo Guadiz III said that the agency will give drivers and operators an "ample time" to consolidate into cooperatives and corporations.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-11-20 15:40:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807953
                    [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/06/23/eg2882_2020-06-23_22-45-14611_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [7] => Array
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                    [ArticleID] => 2250268
                    [Title] => On jeepney modernization
                    [Summary] => I am a senior high school student from Laguna, writing to express my deep concern regarding the Jeepney phaseouts in the Philippines.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-03-09 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 
                    [AuthorName] => 
                    [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor
                    [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor
                    [URL] => 
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                    [ArticleID] => 2249755
                    [Title] => WATCH: Will government hit brakes on jeepney phaseout?
                    [Summary] => While they do not reject the concept of modernization, transport groups have expressed difficulty paying for modern jeepneys, each costing at least P2 million.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-03-06 21:20:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807550
                    [AuthorName] => Martin Ramos
                    [SectionName] => News Videos
                    [SectionUrl] => news-videos
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/02/23/jeepney2020-09-0721-07-50_2023-02-23_23-43-27397_thumbnail.jpg
                )

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                    [ArticleID] => 2249711
                    [Title] => Faced with jeepney strike, LTFRB unmoved with Dec. 31 deadline for consolidation
                    [Summary] => Drivers of traditional jeepneys will still have to consolidate their vehicles by December 31 – a deadline that is “subject to review,” according to the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-03-06 14:26:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807493
                    [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/02/28/3_2023-02-28_22-34-26637_thumbnail.jpg
                )

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