QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The government is determined to push through with the phase-out of old public utility jeepneys next year.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that it was President Rodrigo Duterte himself who gave the ultimatum.
Last month, the President said that he wanted to implement the phase-out next year because the old types were harming the people with their smoke.
“You do not want to fix your engines, which were used already but had been overhauled. Those are really machines that should be phased out. You see, they are smoke belchers and our poor fellow Filipinos who do not have cars, aircon suck everything,” the President said earlier.
“This is what I will do, either you modernize next year, sell your jeeps to the junkyards. Next year, I don’t want to see any single PUJ (on the streets) because if I see one, you will be arrested. Do not resist anymore because I am telling the truth, this is the law,” the President added.
