President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will award certificates for the conversion of diesel to LPG to five transport groups.
Dubbed as “Mga Makabagong Sasakyan Para sa Ligtas na Kalusugan at Kapaligiran Tungo sa Mabilis, Maingat at Maginhawang Paglalakbay,” the conversion of the passenger jeepneys from diesel to LPG is part of the government public land transportation modernization program.
This is also part of the administration’s effort to raise the income of the drivers of public utility vehicles who were affected by the global oil price increases.
For his part, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Thompson Lantion said the objective of the project is to raise the income of the public transportation drivers as well as strengthen the implementation of the Clean Air Act Law.
The President is also scheduled to ground break the proposed grand terminal for the PUV’s using alternative fuels, hybrid bus run by compressed natural gas (CNG), airport taxi with meter-issuing receipt, and public utility jeepney (PUJ) run with liquified petroleum gas (LPG) at the One Esplanade, SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Complex in Pasay City. (PIA/Bohol)
