President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. last Wednesday, January 25, approved the recommendation of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to extend the deadline for franchise consolidation of public utility vehicles (PUVs) until April 30, 2024.
The 3-month extension intends to allow more transport groups to join the PUV modernization program that is geared towards improving the environmental sustainability of the country’s transportation system.
“This extension is to give an opportunity to those who expressed intention to consolidate but did not make the previous cut-off,” said the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), in line with the previous January 31 deadline of the franchise consolidation.
(Source: PIA Camarines Sur)