AN INITIAL 35 new jeepneys under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) were rolled out on July 18 for the routes Bagumbayan Taguig to Pasig Palengke and Guadalupe Market (ABC) to Fort Bonifacio Gate 3 routes. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, in a statement, said it awarded a provisional authority for the PUVMP-compliant jeepneys to two cooperatives — the Pateros-Fort Bonifacio Transport Service and Multi-Purpose Cooperative, and Taguig Transport Service Cooperative — which have both been operating for more than thirty years with traditional jeepneys. The Pateros-Fort Bonifacio cooperative has a franchise for 279 units, while the Taguig cooperative has 137.
