00:00The Department of Transportation Secretary Vince Dizol had a dialogue with the Manibela group,
00:05which is part of the government's jeepney modernization program.
00:08On the other hand, the group announced that it is ready to join the program.
00:12Bernard Ferrer is live in the details.
00:14Bernard.
00:18Joshua was accompanied by DOTR Secretary Vince Dizol
00:22of the Special Order No. 2025-152
00:26that the Special Committee is forming to discuss the issues
00:31related to the government's jeepney modernization program.
00:39Under the Special Committee for the Review of the Public Transport Modernization Program or PTMP,
00:45Secretary Dizol will ask the members of the committee to consult
00:50the various stakeholders, examine the situation and process of the PTMP
00:55and provide the main solutions and concerns related to the program.
01:00DOTR Undersecretary for Road Transportation and Infrastructure,
01:05Mark Steven Pastor, will serve as the head of the committee,
01:09along with Assistant Secretary for Road Transport and Infrastructure, Ramon Reyes,
01:14Ramon Ilagan, the new head of the office,
01:18Transportation Cooperatives,
01:20and Land Transportation Office Chief, Vigor Mendoza, as members.
01:25It is expected that the committee's recommendation will be submitted to Secretary Dizol
01:30in the next week of PTMP.
01:33Yesterday, Secretary Dizol was assigned to the Manibela Transport Group
01:37after the group's three-day transport strike last week
01:41as a protester in the modernization program.
01:44In their assistance, the PTMP was prepared by Manibela President, Marv Valbuena.
01:51One of the group's urgent requests to DOTR is to allow their members
01:57to return to their former routes by returning their franchise or by providing a provisional authority.
02:04They also asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board
02:09to recognize their franchise and to issue a visa to register their vehicle with the LTO.
02:19Joshua, in Kalasuka, the Commonwealth Avenue side lanes are still wide.
02:24Let us remind our motorists this holiday,
02:27be careful when driving and make sure your vehicles and yourselves are in good condition.
02:34Back to you, Joshua.
02:36Thank you very much, Bernard Ferrer.
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