President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gave them until April 30, or three more months, to apply for consolidation under the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP). ADVERTISEMENTPresidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Velicaria Garafil said the President approved Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista’s recommendation to extend the deadline. 2023-017, which gives PUV operators only until Dec. 31, 2023, to join an existing consolidated entity, or else their units will be deemed unauthorized. On Dec. 12, President Marcos said there would be no more extensions for the franchise application. As of mid-January, the LTFRB said 190,000 PUV units had already complied with the consolidation requirement.
