{"id":237108,"date":"2019-11-11T19:36:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T00:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=237108"},"modified":"2019-11-11T19:36:55","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T00:36:55","slug":"23-modern-jeepneys-start-plying-novaliches-malinta-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/11\/11\/23-modern-jeepneys-start-plying-novaliches-malinta-route\/","title":{"rendered":"23 modern jeepneys start plying Novaliches-Malinta route"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: MODERN JEEPNEY. One of the 23 modernized jeepneys that started plying the Novaliches-Malinta route on Nov. 8, 2019. The modern jeepneys are part of the Duterte administration’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). (PNA photo by Severino Samonte)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— More commuters in Metro Manila can now enjoy the modern jeepney under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.<\/p>\n

This after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-National Capital Region (LTFRB-NCR) under the supervision of lawyer Zona Russet Tamayo launched last Friday an initial 23 units of modernized jeepneys along the Novaliches-Malinta route connecting Novaliches in Quezon City and Valenzuela City.<\/p>\n

The modernized jeepneys are operated by the Novaliches-Malinta Jeepney Transport Service Cooperative (NMJTSC) headed by Helen Viloria.<\/p>\n

Viloria said each unit has a seating capacity of 26 plus 10 to 15 standing passengers.<\/p>\n

The modern jeepneys, which ply the Novaliches-Malinta route 24 hours daily, have terminals at the Shop and Ride Site in Barangay Novaliches Proper and near the old Valenzuela City Hall along MacArthur Highway in Barangay Malinta.<\/p>\n

Viloria said passengers are to be charged a minimum fare of PHP11 and PHP19 for the straight ride of nine kilometers from Novaliches to Valenzuela. Senior citizens, students and persons with disabilities (PEDs) are given 20 percent discount.<\/p>\n

She said the initial 23 modernized jeepneys will eventually be increased to 124 units, as determined through a survey to be conducted by the PUVMP partners.<\/p>\n

The commuters hailed the operation of the air-conditioned jeepney units as these provide them comfortable and safe travel and protection from snatchers and drunk passengers.<\/p>\n

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) launched the PUVMP in 2017 with the goal of replacing old and dilapidated jeepneys to make the country\u2019s public transportation system efficient and environment-friendly by 2020.<\/p>\n

It also aims to give drivers and operators of public utility vehicles regular, enough, and decent income.<\/p>\n

Among the PUVMP partners are the Development Bank of the Philippines, Land Transportation Office, LTFRB, and DOTr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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