LandBank releases P1.1B for fuel subsidy of PUV drivers

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LandBank releases P1.1B for fuel subsidy of PUV drivers;   DOTr trims down list of gov’t vehicles that can use EDSA Busway;   LTFRB clarifies traditional PUJs can still operate after Dec. 31 deadline

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00:00 The LTFRB clarifies that public utility vehicles can still ply their routes despite the December

00:06 deadline for the PUV modernization program.

00:09 This and other stories in tonight's national news wrap-up.

00:15 The Land Bank of the Philippines has already released 1.1 billion pesos for the fuel subsidy

00:21 of 190,130 public utility drivers as of November 9.

00:28 Beneficiaries of the subsidy include public utility jeepney drivers, buses, taxis, and

00:35 transportation network vehicle services drivers.

00:38 6,500 pesos each is allotted for traditional PUV and TNVS drivers, while 10,000 pesos will

00:46 be given to modernized PUJ and UV Express drivers.

00:52 Government vehicles except those being used for emergency will no longer be able to access

00:58 the EDSA busway starting November 20.

01:01 This after the Department of Transportation trimmed down the list of authorized government

01:06 vehicles that can use the EDSA busway.

01:09 Clearly marked government vehicles are no longer included.

01:15 Starting Monday, we will enforce that clearly marked government vehicles are no longer allowed

01:23 to use the EDSA busway.

01:29 Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board or LTFRB Chair Teofilo Guadis III clarified

01:36 that traditional public utility jeepneys can still ply their routes next year.

01:41 The LTFRB made this clarification amid a transport strike threat scheduled on Monday, November

01:48 20 by Transport Group Pistón.

01:51 This in relation to the December 31 deadline for the consolidation of PUV modernization

01:57 program.

01:58 William Thio for the Nation.

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