House leaders pinulong ang mga Pinoy na gumawa ng modern jeep

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Tinalakay ng mga lider ng Kamara kasama ang Sarao at Francisco Motors ang mga hakbang para tulungan ang local jeepney manufacturers.  Sa gitna 'yan ng patuloy na pangamba ng ilang drayber at operator sa public utility vehicle modernization program.  Narito ang ulat ng aming correspondent Rex Remitio.  Visit our website for more #NewsYouCanTrust: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/  Follow our social media pages:  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CNNPhilippines • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnnphilippines/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines

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00:00 I'll just stay home, we'll be hungry.

00:03 He continued to work on the road to Ubando, Bulacan

00:07 until he built a monument in Caloocan City, Manuel Ayala.

00:11 He's been a jeepney driver for more than three decades.

00:14 His operator has already consolidated, but he doesn't have a modern unit.

00:19 Because modern units are expensive, he can't afford to buy a new one.

00:24 That means he can't afford to lose his job.

00:28 I'll just find a job as a private driver.

00:31 Or I'll just work as a motorist.

00:34 I'll just get a new jeepney.

00:36 Because that's where I was born.

00:38 The high price of modern units is one of the reasons

00:43 why the PUV Modernization Program is in charge.

00:45 That's why some people don't want to consolidate.

00:48 Local manufacturers are calling for it to be optional.

00:53 Especially when there are cheaper options like locally made

00:57 that won't cost more than a million pesos.

00:59 Cheap, durable, reliable, and durable.

01:02 Left and right, we made it 30 to 50 years ago.

01:06 It still runs.

01:08 Saraw Motors and Francisco Motors presented

01:11 their modern jeepney to House Speaker Martin Romualdez's group.

01:16 They're just waiting for the approval of the Philippine National Standards.

01:20 This is the branch of the Trade and Industry Department

01:23 that will decide if the units are passed through the National Administration.

01:28 Even then, local manufacturers are saying that their units are cheaper.

01:34 Because this is where spare parts are made.

01:36 It's also durable,

01:38 and it's seen among those who still run on the streets.

01:41 Even though the old one is decades old.

01:43 It can also run 150 kilometers

01:46 in just half an hour of charging.

01:49 It's also safe because it's fully electric.

01:52 It's not using fossil fuel.

01:55 It has a lifetime warranty and access to parts.

01:59 It's a business, but the difference is

02:02 we have a heart for our fellow Filipinos.

02:05 According to the leaders of the House,

02:07 the local manufacturers of modern jeepneys should be given priority.

02:12 They said that the Congress and the Executive

02:15 as a subsidy to the jeepney operators.

02:18 We put in 1.6 billion for an equity subsidy for 2024.

02:25 According to Speaker Martin Romualdez,

02:27 they and the Moharlika Investment Corporation

02:31 are discussing the possibility of investing more than 11 billion pesos for this.

02:37 We will add that to the priority investments.

02:41 We will get capital from abroad for the local.

02:45 The amendment to the Constitution will also help foreign investors

02:52 especially those companies that can make modern jeepneys

02:56 because it's cheaper if the units are not imported.

03:00 We will have an open economy

03:04 so foreign entities, foreign corporations, multinationals

03:08 can locate here

03:10 so that all their technology and innovations can be transferred to us.

03:15 Although President Bombong Marcos and officials of the Ministry of Transportation

03:22 are against the need for consolidation of the franchises,

03:24 Speaker Martin Romualdez and his allies in the House

03:29 are still open to discuss this with us and study

03:32 if this is really needed in the PUV modernization program.

03:37 Rex Remitio, CNN Philippines.

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