00:00 Since the system of PUV modernization was implemented,
00:03 some modernized Jeepney drivers are favored in the program
00:07 because of the benefits and guaranteed income.
00:10 According to LTFRB, traditional Jeepneys can still travel
00:14 as long as they are not yet worn out and consolidated.
00:18 The winner is Vaughn Aquino.
00:20 Nelson Calungsod was also a three-year-old chauffeur of an ordinary Jeepney
00:28 before becoming a driver of a modernized Jeepney that travels in Kogyokubaw.
00:32 If he will choose, he would prefer the system of Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program or PUVMP
00:38 where they are already a member of the cooperative.
00:41 The difference is not that big.
00:44 The only good thing about this is that you have benefits.
00:48 I prefer this kind of life.
00:50 You don't have to chase after the money that you might not earn.
00:56 Their quota is P8,600 per day.
00:59 But if they exceed this quota, they will have an overtime pay.
01:03 In the decrease of passengers during Christmas season,
01:06 they will have to pay P25,000.
01:09 Daniel Alcuber, a former UV Express driver,
01:13 said that he earns better money driving a modernized Jeep.
01:16 In UV, you can go around.
01:18 We have a queue here.
01:21 It's okay here.
01:23 PUV drivers who are not yet a member of the cooperative
01:27 will be assisted by the Office of Transportation Cooperatives.
01:31 To the drivers, before the end of December,
01:34 our office contacted the cooperatives nationwide.
01:39 Not only cooperatives, we also contacted the federations of cooperatives
01:44 and we already relayed to them our concern that the drivers of these operators who did not consolidate
01:52 might be able to get a job.
01:57 I will 100 percent help those I talked to.
02:01 According to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board,
02:05 those who consolidated with an old traditional unit of a Jeepney can still travel but...
02:11 While they are still there and we have proven that they are still roadworthy,
02:17 those who are in consolidated units or consolidated entities will still have a year to operate the old unit.
02:26 But it has a timeline that after 27 months,
02:31 most likely all the units would have been converted or replaced by a new and modernized.
02:39 Senator Francis Tolentino is urging that in the implementation of the PUV modernization,
02:45 the iconic Jeepney design should be preserved because it is now part of our history, culture and tradition.
02:52 For GMA Integrated News, Vaughn Aquino, for 24 Hours.
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