Members of the transport group Manibela remain at their jeepney terminal at the foot of Nagtahan Bridge in Manila as they hold a transport strike on August 12, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File

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Andrea Taguines

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173949703956320240812-manibela-transport-stirke-JC4991.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Members of the transport group Manibela remain at their jeepney terminal at the foot of Nagtahan Bridge in Manila as they hold a transport strike on August 12, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File </span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — With the appointment of a new Department of Transportation (DOTr) chief, transport group Manibela said it hoped to restart the dialogue with the government about the jeepney modernization program.</p><p>In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Manibela Chairman Mar Valbuena said incoming DOTr chief Vince Dizon should first suspend the implementation of the program and restore the franchises of unconsolidated jeepney operators.</p><p>“Para matalakay at maupuan yung tungkol dito sa mga guidelines katulad ng financing, and then yung model ng unit na kukuhanin… Yung totoong jeepney dapat ang manaig dito sa atin, at hindi inaangkat yung mga minibus na galing sa China,” Valbuena said Thursday.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/13/vince-dizon-to-replace-bautista-as-dotr-chief-palace-0859">Vince Dizon to replace Bautista as DOTr chief: Palace</a></div><p>Valbuena said the experience of some transport cooperatives and corporations was proof that the program should not continue the way it is currently being implemented.</p><p>“Marami na ang na-bankrupt na mga kooperatiba at marami na ang hindi tumatakbo na units na alam naman nating madaling masira,” he claimed.</p><p>Meanwhile, a commuter group said it was cautiously optimistic that Dizon could help solve the transportation crisis in the Philippines. </p><p>“We urge the new leadership to prioritize meaningful reforms that move beyond car-centric policies and deliver real solutions to our ongoing transportation crisis,” said The Passenger Forum Convenor Primo Morillo.</p><div><br style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe width="1080" height="608" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/okLCYszb6us" title="Vince Dizon, itinalaga bilang bagong kalihim ng DOTr | TV Patrol" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>With the appointment of a new Department of Transportation (DOTr) chief, transport group Manibela said it hoped to restart the dialogue with the government about the jeepney modernization program.</p>

With the appointment of a new Department of Transportation (DOTr) chief, transport group Manibela said it hoped to restart the dialogue with the government about the jeepney modernization program.

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Manibela urges incoming DOTr chief to suspend jeepney modernization program

Manibela urges incoming DOTr chief to suspend jeepney modernization program

Andrea Taguines,

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Published Feb 14, 2025 09:40 AM PHT

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