Tugade, transport groups set for Senate meet

TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Arthur P. Tugade is expected to face off with irate transport groups at a public hearing on the planned modernization of public utility vehicles on Monday, Dec. 11, according to Senator Grace Poe, chair of the Senate committee on public services. Ms. Poe announced yesterday, Dec. 4, that she decided to postpone the hearing originally scheduled on Thursday this week to give Mr. Tugade himself a chance to explain to the transport sector the government’s plans and possible safety nets for drivers and operators when the jeepney modernization rolls out next year. — Arjay L. Balinbin