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THE Office of the Ombudsman has launched an investigation on the resort constructed within the Chocolate Hills in Bohol, a Unesco World Heritage Site and a declared protected area.In a radio interview on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Ombudsman Samuel Martires said their investigators flew to Cebu and Bohol for the conduct of the probe."Kahapon ay nagsimula nang lumakad 'yung aming mga imbestigador. Isa ay pumunta sa opisina ng regional executive director sa Cebu, 'yung tatlo naman ay pumunta ng Bohol, pumunta sa bayan, at nagkakalap kami ng mga dokumento," Martires said.(Yesterday, our investigators started flying to Cebu and Bohol. One went to the regional executive director's office in Cebu, the other three went to Bohol, went to the town, and we gathered documents.)"Harinawa ngayong araw na ito ay maibigay sa amin ang listahan ng mga members ng PAMB (Protected Area Development and Management), 'yung mga taong nag-issue ng business permit at ng building permit," he added, referring to the Protected Area Management Board. (We expect that today, we will be given the list of PAMB (Protected Area Development and Management) members, those who issued business permits and building permits.)Martires said they are eyeing to immediately finish the case build-up after the Holy Week break in order for them to start with the preliminary investigation.Meanwhile, a resolution was filed at the House of Representatives seeking to investigate the construction and operation of the Captain’s Peak Garden and Resort.House Resolution (HR) 1652 was filed by ACT-CIS party-list Representatives Erwin Tulfo, Jocelyn Tulfo and Edvic Yap; Quezon City Second District Representative Ralph Wendel Tulfo; and Benguet Representative Eric Yap.It was noted in the resolution that the owner of the resort claimed that they were able to secure proper permits from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the local government.The lawmakers said the construction of the resort within the famed tourist destination “raises serious concerns on possible avenues for the circumvention of laws and issuances on building, business, and environmental permits, certifications, or licenses in the guise of tourism or economic development.”“Securing permits required by law, rules, and regulations is essential to validating the propriety of the location, business purpose, and environmental considerations of establishments and should be verified by appropriate government bodies with scrutiny and not through mere presumptions,” the resolution read.“There is an utmost need to ensure that Natural Monuments and Unesco World Heritage Sites of the Philippines are preserved, maintained, and protected at all times as against any and all private interests,” it added.The DENR earlier maintained that the Chocolate Hills is a protected area as declared on July 1, 1997 through Proclamation 1037 issued by then President Fidel V. Ramos. The law aims to preserve the Chocolate Hills as an iconic landscape and promote sustainable tourism while protecting the biodiversity and environmental integrity of the area.It said it was also designated as a National Geological Monument and a protected landscape, recognizing the unique geological formations and the importance of covering this natural wonder for future generations. (TPM/SunStar Philippines) Top 5 Casino Resorts With Nightclubs in the Philippines Philippines THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) attracted 691 voter registrants in its pilot implementation of the Register Anywhere Program (RAP) in Central Visayas on Feb. 27-28, 2024.Comelec started at the University of San Carlos (USC) Talamban Campus in Cebu City on Feb. 27, registering 210 individuals, including students, faculty and staff. The following day, Feb. 28, Comelec served 481 registrants at the Cebu Doctors’ University (CDU) in Mandaue City.The Comelec Central Office also held separate voter education seminars for USC and CDU, covering topics such as voter rights, responsibilities and candidate information.RAP at USC Comelec Cebu spokesperson Omar Sharif Mamalinta said that through RAP, individuals are no longer confined to their local Comelec offices for registration. He said designated sites across the country will host Comelec facilities serving as convenient hubs for voter registration.He said participants can register regardless of their current residence.Aside from accommodating first-time voters, other RAP services cover individuals who are relocating, returning from overseas, needing to correct information, and reactivating deactivated registration at any RAP site.For first-year computer science student Shawn Clifford Veloso, 20, the event proved to be convenient for students to register. Hailing from Tacloban City in Leyte, Veloso said the event made the registration “easier and more accessible” for would-be first-time voters like himself. He was joined by three of his classmates in the registration.Adrian Auman, 18, a first-year industrial engineering student, echoed Veloso’s sentiments. He said registering was easy for them because the event took place inside the campus, particularly at the School of Architecture, Fine Arts and Design building. Voter’s educationMeanwhile, the voter’s education seminar held at the university’s Michael Richartz Center was led by Emmalyn Masongsong of the Comelec Central Office’s Education Information Department.Among the topics discussed were rules on electoral campaign.Mamalinta said: “If they will have sufficient or enough knowledge on voter’s education, they will be able to vote wisely... We want to educate them on who to vote or who not to vote.”Mamalinta added that other institutions may request their office to conduct satellite registration, including RAP, in different areas, such as malls, universities and barangays. However, he specified that there must be at least 200 registrants.RAP at CDUThe registrants from CDU included 110 applicants from Lapu-Lapu City, 111 from Cebu City First District, 141 from Cebu City Second District and 119 from Mandaue City.Mamalinta said the pilot tests were carried out in an orderly manner at the USC and CDU, as the Comelec personnel did not face any technical difficulties during the program’s implementation.A voter’s education seminar was also held at CDU. It was attended by 1,300 National Service Training Program students of the university. Other RAP schedulesMamalinta said neighboring provinces in Central Visayas will have their respective RAP pilot tests throughout the year. Negros Oriental will have its RAP pilot test in April, Siquijor in May, Cebu Province in June and Bohol in July.The nationwide implementation of RAP aims to provide more options and opportunities for voter registration in areas with higher concentrations of foot traffic and gatherings of individuals eligible to vote. / KJF, HIC

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) attracted 691 voter registrants in its pilot implementation of the Register Anywhere Program (RAP) in Central Visayas on Feb. 27-28, 2024.Comelec started at the University of San Carlos (USC) Talamban Campus in Cebu City on Feb. 27, registering 210 individuals, including students, faculty and staff. The following day, Feb. 28, Comelec served 481 registrants at the Cebu Doctors’ University (CDU) in Mandaue City.The Comelec Central Office also held separate voter education seminars for USC and CDU, covering topics such as voter rights, responsibilities and candidate information.RAP at USC Comelec Cebu spokesperson Omar Sharif Mamalinta said that through RAP, individuals are no longer confined to their local Comelec offices for registration. He said designated sites across the country will host Comelec facilities serving as convenient hubs for voter registration.He said participants can register regardless of their current residence.Aside from accommodating first-time voters, other RAP services cover individuals who are relocating, returning from overseas, needing to correct information, and reactivating deactivated registration at any RAP site.For first-year computer science student Shawn Clifford Veloso, 20, the event proved to be convenient for students to register. Hailing from Tacloban City in Leyte, Veloso said the event made the registration “easier and more accessible” for would-be first-time voters like himself. He was joined by three of his classmates in the registration.Adrian Auman, 18, a first-year industrial engineering student, echoed Veloso’s sentiments. He said registering was easy for them because the event took place inside the campus, particularly at the School of Architecture, Fine Arts and Design building. Voter’s educationMeanwhile, the voter’s education seminar held at the university’s Michael Richartz Center was led by Emmalyn Masongsong of the Comelec Central Office’s Education Information Department.Among the topics discussed were rules on electoral campaign.Mamalinta said: “If they will have sufficient or enough knowledge on voter’s education, they will be able to vote wisely... We want to educate them on who to vote or who not to vote.”Mamalinta added that other institutions may request their office to conduct satellite registration, including RAP, in different areas, such as malls, universities and barangays. However, he specified that there must be at least 200 registrants.RAP at CDUThe registrants from CDU included 110 applicants from Lapu-Lapu City, 111 from Cebu City First District, 141 from Cebu City Second District and 119 from Mandaue City.Mamalinta said the pilot tests were carried out in an orderly manner at the USC and CDU, as the Comelec personnel did not face any technical difficulties during the program’s implementation.A voter’s education seminar was also held at CDU. It was attended by 1,300 National Service Training Program students of the university. Other RAP schedulesMamalinta said neighboring provinces in Central Visayas will have their respective RAP pilot tests throughout the year. Negros Oriental will have its RAP pilot test in April, Siquijor in May, Cebu Province in June and Bohol in July.The nationwide implementation of RAP aims to provide more options and opportunities for voter registration in areas with higher concentrations of foot traffic and gatherings of individuals eligible to vote. / KJF, HIC How to play online casino in Philippines using gcash THE Federation of Cebu Transport Cooperatives (FCTC) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Central Visayas (LTFRB 7) have denied allegations by transport group Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (Piston) Cebu that the franchise consolidation process under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) has been slow or that they are to blame for this.In a phone interview on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, FCTC president Ellen Maghanoy told SunStar Cebu that the only pending applications they have are those that were submitted following the last extension of the franchise consolidation deadline last January.She said operators have the freedom to choose which cooperative they can join and they have the discretion to withdraw their application in favor of another cooperative.She said even members of Piston Cebu can consolidate among themselves to form a new cooperative or corporation.In a separate interview, LTFRB 7 Director Eduardo Montealto Jr. said he has not received any complaints or concerns regarding the matter.He said the first part of the consolidation is when an operator becomes a member of a transport cooperative or corporation. The transport cooperative or corporation then endorses the operator’s profile to the LTFRB.He refuted Piston Cebu’s claim that an operator who applied to become a member of a cooperative in 2019 has yet to be consolidated.He said transport cooperatives or corporations are mandated to inform the LTFRB of any pending application.Discretion to denyThey also have the discretion to accept or deny membership subject to the submission of requirements, one of which is a clearance from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the LTFRB, he said.“Maybe the operator has delinquencies or pending penalties. Of course, the cooperative will want to make sure an incoming member is legit. And if there are many of them who have pending penalties, maybe the cooperative cannot afford to pay on their behalf,” he said in Cebuano.Montealto said fines and penalties may be for failure to file income tax and for unregistered public utility vehicle (PUV) units.He said the penalties will reflect on the LTFRB’s system.“If the operator fails to pay every year, the penalties will be compounded. They really have something to pay. That’s what the cooperatives are on the lookout for,” he said in Cebuano.Maghanoy said that before joining a cooperative or corporation, it is the responsibility of operators or drivers to secure clearances from the LTFRB and the LTO.She said they only require an operator or a driver to make a one-time payment of P500 for the membership fee.“Once cleared, there’s no reason why they can’t be consolidated,” she said in Cebuano.Leaving the groupMaghanoy said the last time the deadline was extended in January, some operators left the cooperative or corporation due to the uncertainty of the government policy.These operators ended up deploying traditional jeepneys that compete with modern PUVs for passengers on major thoroughfares.The LTFRB 7 director also said that if there was an ounce of truth to Piston Cebu’s claim, the agency would assist operators.Montealto said there was a memorandum with a provision on the withdrawal of operators from the consolidation. But the withdrawal can only be done if the cooperative or corporation only has a provisional authority or if it doesn’t have a franchise, he added.Meanwhile, Maghanoy said the progress of the PUVMP, which was launched in 2017, has been delayed due to the constant extension of the deadline of the consolidation.Under the PUVMP, operators, particularly those with fleets of traditional jeepneys, are mandated to join or create transport cooperatives or corporations through a consolidation process.“The President himself has said there won’t be an extension. So now we can say the government is really serious about implementing the PUVMP if it’s true that the deadline won’t be extended,” Maghanoy said in Cebuano.Montealto said Central Visayas posted a consolidation rate of around 89 percent, as of this month. Nationwide the consolidation rate is 80 percent, he said.Montealto urged traditional jeepney drivers and operators to approach offices of various transport cooperatives and corporations to consolidate before the deadline.No extensionOn Wednesday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced that the government will not extend the April 30 deadline for the consolidation of PUVs under the PUVMP.The PUVMP aims to improve the country’s transport system by phasing out jeepneys, buses and other PUVs that are at least 15 years old and replacing them with safer, more comfortable and more environmentally friendly alternatives.It was originally targeted to be implemented in 2020, but it has been repeatedly delayed due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic and protests of several transport groups.Last January, after several extensions, Marcos approved the Department of Transportation’s recommendation to extend until April 30 the deadline for the consolidation, which is the initial stage of the PUVMP.By consolidating, PUV operators are required to join transportation cooperatives or corporations. These cooperatives have two to three years to replace their vehicles with the modern units that have at least a Euro 4-compliant engine or an electric engine to lessen pollution. They will be able to receive government subsidy, which is between P200,000 and P300,000 per vehicle, to help them cope financially, as well as access to bank financing.On Wednesday, Marcos reiterated the April 30 deadline, saying: “Sa kahuli-hulihan, wala na pong extension ‘yung (consolidation). Kailangan na kailangan na natin ‘yan.”(There will be no more extension for the consolidation. We really need that.)He assured that the PUVMP would not be a burden to drivers and operators.“Ang tinitiyak lang namin, hindi na mapabigat pa ang babayaran at iuutang ng driver-operator kaya ginagawa nating maayos at well organized ‘yung sistema na ‘yan,” Marcos added.(The only thing we are ensuring is that the driver-operator will not have to pay and owe more, so we are making that system sound and well organized.)Marcos’ call echoed LTFRB Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III’s reminder on Tuesday for jeepney drivers and operators to consolidate before the April 30 deadline.“Again, I have to reiterate, it’s only until April 30. We need to consolidate because that is the first part of the modernization program,” said Guadiz in a statement Tuesday.He said the extension granted by Marcos is the last, stressing that those who will not comply with the program will see their franchise revoked by the LTFRB.“So we are asking now the jeepney operators to avail [themselves] of the last extension because come April 30, we will no longer allow those who did not consolidate to ply routes,” he said.Several transport groups have opposed the PUVMP, saying it will bury them in debt as they could not afford the modern units. They said hundreds of transport sector workers will be displaced as jeepney operators and drivers that have not complied with the program can no longer ply their routes. This, they said, will exacerbate the worsening economic situation amid the soaring unemployment. / EHP, LMY

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THE Federation of Cebu Transport Cooperatives (FCTC) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Central Visayas (LTFRB 7) have denied allegations by transport group Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (Piston) Cebu that the franchise consolidation process under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) has been slow or that they are to blame for this.In a phone interview on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, FCTC president Ellen Maghanoy told SunStar Cebu that the only pending applications they have are those that were submitted following the last extension of the franchise consolidation deadline last January.She said operators have the freedom to choose which cooperative they can join and they have the discretion to withdraw their application in favor of another cooperative.She said even members of Piston Cebu can consolidate among themselves to form a new cooperative or corporation.In a separate interview, LTFRB 7 Director Eduardo Montealto Jr. said he has not received any complaints or concerns regarding the matter.He said the first part of the consolidation is when an operator becomes a member of a transport cooperative or corporation. The transport cooperative or corporation then endorses the operator’s profile to the LTFRB.He refuted Piston Cebu’s claim that an operator who applied to become a member of a cooperative in 2019 has yet to be consolidated.He said transport cooperatives or corporations are mandated to inform the LTFRB of any pending application.Discretion to denyThey also have the discretion to accept or deny membership subject to the submission of requirements, one of which is a clearance from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the LTFRB, he said.“Maybe the operator has delinquencies or pending penalties. Of course, the cooperative will want to make sure an incoming member is legit. And if there are many of them who have pending penalties, maybe the cooperative cannot afford to pay on their behalf,” he said in Cebuano.Montealto said fines and penalties may be for failure to file income tax and for unregistered public utility vehicle (PUV) units.He said the penalties will reflect on the LTFRB’s system.“If the operator fails to pay every year, the penalties will be compounded. They really have something to pay. That’s what the cooperatives are on the lookout for,” he said in Cebuano.Maghanoy said that before joining a cooperative or corporation, it is the responsibility of operators or drivers to secure clearances from the LTFRB and the LTO.She said they only require an operator or a driver to make a one-time payment of P500 for the membership fee.“Once cleared, there’s no reason why they can’t be consolidated,” she said in Cebuano.Leaving the groupMaghanoy said the last time the deadline was extended in January, some operators left the cooperative or corporation due to the uncertainty of the government policy.These operators ended up deploying traditional jeepneys that compete with modern PUVs for passengers on major thoroughfares.The LTFRB 7 director also said that if there was an ounce of truth to Piston Cebu’s claim, the agency would assist operators.Montealto said there was a memorandum with a provision on the withdrawal of operators from the consolidation. But the withdrawal can only be done if the cooperative or corporation only has a provisional authority or if it doesn’t have a franchise, he added.Meanwhile, Maghanoy said the progress of the PUVMP, which was launched in 2017, has been delayed due to the constant extension of the deadline of the consolidation.Under the PUVMP, operators, particularly those with fleets of traditional jeepneys, are mandated to join or create transport cooperatives or corporations through a consolidation process.“The President himself has said there won’t be an extension. So now we can say the government is really serious about implementing the PUVMP if it’s true that the deadline won’t be extended,” Maghanoy said in Cebuano.Montealto said Central Visayas posted a consolidation rate of around 89 percent, as of this month. Nationwide the consolidation rate is 80 percent, he said.Montealto urged traditional jeepney drivers and operators to approach offices of various transport cooperatives and corporations to consolidate before the deadline.No extensionOn Wednesday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced that the government will not extend the April 30 deadline for the consolidation of PUVs under the PUVMP.The PUVMP aims to improve the country’s transport system by phasing out jeepneys, buses and other PUVs that are at least 15 years old and replacing them with safer, more comfortable and more environmentally friendly alternatives.It was originally targeted to be implemented in 2020, but it has been repeatedly delayed due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic and protests of several transport groups.Last January, after several extensions, Marcos approved the Department of Transportation’s recommendation to extend until April 30 the deadline for the consolidation, which is the initial stage of the PUVMP.By consolidating, PUV operators are required to join transportation cooperatives or corporations. These cooperatives have two to three years to replace their vehicles with the modern units that have at least a Euro 4-compliant engine or an electric engine to lessen pollution. They will be able to receive government subsidy, which is between P200,000 and P300,000 per vehicle, to help them cope financially, as well as access to bank financing.On Wednesday, Marcos reiterated the April 30 deadline, saying: “Sa kahuli-hulihan, wala na pong extension ‘yung (consolidation). Kailangan na kailangan na natin ‘yan.”(There will be no more extension for the consolidation. We really need that.)He assured that the PUVMP would not be a burden to drivers and operators.“Ang tinitiyak lang namin, hindi na mapabigat pa ang babayaran at iuutang ng driver-operator kaya ginagawa nating maayos at well organized ‘yung sistema na ‘yan,” Marcos added.(The only thing we are ensuring is that the driver-operator will not have to pay and owe more, so we are making that system sound and well organized.)Marcos’ call echoed LTFRB Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III’s reminder on Tuesday for jeepney drivers and operators to consolidate before the April 30 deadline.“Again, I have to reiterate, it’s only until April 30. We need to consolidate because that is the first part of the modernization program,” said Guadiz in a statement Tuesday.He said the extension granted by Marcos is the last, stressing that those who will not comply with the program will see their franchise revoked by the LTFRB.“So we are asking now the jeepney operators to avail [themselves] of the last extension because come April 30, we will no longer allow those who did not consolidate to ply routes,” he said.Several transport groups have opposed the PUVMP, saying it will bury them in debt as they could not afford the modern units. They said hundreds of transport sector workers will be displaced as jeepney operators and drivers that have not complied with the program can no longer ply their routes. This, they said, will exacerbate the worsening economic situation amid the soaring unemployment. / EHP, LMY How to play online casino in Philippines using gcash THE Office of the Ombudsman has launched an investigation on the resort constructed within the Chocolate Hills in Bohol, a Unesco World Heritage Site and a declared protected area.In a radio interview on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Ombudsman Samuel Martires said their investigators flew to Cebu and Bohol for the conduct of the probe."Kahapon ay nagsimula nang lumakad 'yung aming mga imbestigador. Isa ay pumunta sa opisina ng regional executive director sa Cebu, 'yung tatlo naman ay pumunta ng Bohol, pumunta sa bayan, at nagkakalap kami ng mga dokumento," Martires said.(Yesterday, our investigators started flying to Cebu and Bohol. One went to the regional executive director's office in Cebu, the other three went to Bohol, went to the town, and we gathered documents.)"Harinawa ngayong araw na ito ay maibigay sa amin ang listahan ng mga members ng PAMB (Protected Area Development and Management), 'yung mga taong nag-issue ng business permit at ng building permit," he added, referring to the Protected Area Management Board. (We expect that today, we will be given the list of PAMB (Protected Area Development and Management) members, those who issued business permits and building permits.)Martires said they are eyeing to immediately finish the case build-up after the Holy Week break in order for them to start with the preliminary investigation.Meanwhile, a resolution was filed at the House of Representatives seeking to investigate the construction and operation of the Captain’s Peak Garden and Resort.House Resolution (HR) 1652 was filed by ACT-CIS party-list Representatives Erwin Tulfo, Jocelyn Tulfo and Edvic Yap; Quezon City Second District Representative Ralph Wendel Tulfo; and Benguet Representative Eric Yap.It was noted in the resolution that the owner of the resort claimed that they were able to secure proper permits from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the local government.The lawmakers said the construction of the resort within the famed tourist destination “raises serious concerns on possible avenues for the circumvention of laws and issuances on building, business, and environmental permits, certifications, or licenses in the guise of tourism or economic development.”“Securing permits required by law, rules, and regulations is essential to validating the propriety of the location, business purpose, and environmental considerations of establishments and should be verified by appropriate government bodies with scrutiny and not through mere presumptions,” the resolution read.“There is an utmost need to ensure that Natural Monuments and Unesco World Heritage Sites of the Philippines are preserved, maintained, and protected at all times as against any and all private interests,” it added.The DENR earlier maintained that the Chocolate Hills is a protected area as declared on July 1, 1997 through Proclamation 1037 issued by then President Fidel V. Ramos. The law aims to preserve the Chocolate Hills as an iconic landscape and promote sustainable tourism while protecting the biodiversity and environmental integrity of the area.It said it was also designated as a National Geological Monument and a protected landscape, recognizing the unique geological formations and the importance of covering this natural wonder for future generations. (TPM/SunStar Philippines)

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The transport cooperative or corporation then endorses the operator’s profile to the LTFRB.He refuted Piston Cebu’s claim that an operator who applied to become a member of a cooperative in 2019 has yet to be consolidated.He said transport cooperatives or corporations are mandated to inform the LTFRB of any pending application.Discretion to denyThey also have the discretion to accept or deny membership subject to the submission of requirements, one of which is a clearance from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the LTFRB, he said.“Maybe the operator has delinquencies or pending penalties. Of course, the cooperative will want to make sure an incoming member is legit. And if there are many of them who have pending penalties, maybe the cooperative cannot afford to pay on their behalf,” he said in Cebuano.Montealto said fines and penalties may be for failure to file income tax and for unregistered public utility vehicle (PUV) units.He said the penalties will reflect on the LTFRB’s system.“If the operator fails to pay every year, the penalties will be compounded. They really have something to pay. That’s what the cooperatives are on the lookout for,” he said in Cebuano.Maghanoy said that before joining a cooperative or corporation, it is the responsibility of operators or drivers to secure clearances from the LTFRB and the LTO.She said they only require an operator or a driver to make a one-time payment of P500 for the membership fee.“Once cleared, there’s no reason why they can’t be consolidated,” she said in Cebuano.Leaving the groupMaghanoy said the last time the deadline was extended in January, some operators left the cooperative or corporation due to the uncertainty of the government policy.These operators ended up deploying traditional jeepneys that compete with modern PUVs for passengers on major thoroughfares.The LTFRB 7 director also said that if there was an ounce of truth to Piston Cebu’s claim, the agency would assist operators.Montealto said there was a memorandum with a provision on the withdrawal of operators from the consolidation. But the withdrawal can only be done if the cooperative or corporation only has a provisional authority or if it doesn’t have a franchise, he added.Meanwhile, Maghanoy said the progress of the PUVMP, which was launched in 2017, has been delayed due to the constant extension of the deadline of the consolidation.Under the PUVMP, operators, particularly those with fleets of traditional jeepneys, are mandated to join or create transport cooperatives or corporations through a consolidation process.“The President himself has said there won’t be an extension. So now we can say the government is really serious about implementing the PUVMP if it’s true that the deadline won’t be extended,” Maghanoy said in Cebuano.Montealto said Central Visayas posted a consolidation rate of around 89 percent, as of this month. Nationwide the consolidation rate is 80 percent, he said.Montealto urged traditional jeepney drivers and operators to approach offices of various transport cooperatives and corporations to consolidate before the deadline.No extensionOn Wednesday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced that the government will not extend the April 30 deadline for the consolidation of PUVs under the PUVMP.The PUVMP aims to improve the country’s transport system by phasing out jeepneys, buses and other PUVs that are at least 15 years old and replacing them with safer, more comfortable and more environmentally friendly alternatives.It was originally targeted to be implemented in 2020, but it has been repeatedly delayed due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic and protests of several transport groups.Last January, after several extensions, Marcos approved the Department of Transportation’s recommendation to extend until April 30 the deadline for the consolidation, which is the initial stage of the PUVMP.By consolidating, PUV operators are required to join transportation cooperatives or corporations. These cooperatives have two to three years to replace their vehicles with the modern units that have at least a Euro 4-compliant engine or an electric engine to lessen pollution. They will be able to receive government subsidy, which is between P200,000 and P300,000 per vehicle, to help them cope financially, as well as access to bank financing.On Wednesday, Marcos reiterated the April 30 deadline, saying: “Sa kahuli-hulihan, wala na pong extension ‘yung (consolidation). Kailangan na kailangan na natin ‘yan.”(There will be no more extension for the consolidation. We really need that.)He assured that the PUVMP would not be a burden to drivers and operators.“Ang tinitiyak lang namin, hindi na mapabigat pa ang babayaran at iuutang ng driver-operator kaya ginagawa nating maayos at well organized ‘yung sistema na ‘yan,” Marcos added.(The only thing we are ensuring is that the driver-operator will not have to pay and owe more, so we are making that system sound and well organized.)Marcos’ call echoed LTFRB Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III’s reminder on Tuesday for jeepney drivers and operators to consolidate before the April 30 deadline.“Again, I have to reiterate, it’s only until April 30. We need to consolidate because that is the first part of the modernization program,” said Guadiz in a statement Tuesday.He said the extension granted by Marcos is the last, stressing that those who will not comply with the program will see their franchise revoked by the LTFRB.“So we are asking now the jeepney operators to avail [themselves] of the last extension because come April 30, we will no longer allow those who did not consolidate to ply routes,” he said.Several transport groups have opposed the PUVMP, saying it will bury them in debt as they could not afford the modern units. They said hundreds of transport sector workers will be displaced as jeepney operators and drivers that have not complied with the program can no longer ply their routes. This, they said, will exacerbate the worsening economic situation amid the soaring unemployment. / EHP, LMY

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