The Senate public services and finance committees are set to hold a joint public hearing on the public utility modernization program and planned jeepney phaseout on Thursday, March 2.
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The Senate is expected to hear the sentiments of transport group leaders, who have announced a weeklong strike in protest of the scheme. Jeepney operators and drivers are also against what they say is a poorly implemented modernization program that forces them to take on millions in debt to acquire modern jeepney units.
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