A row of jeepneys are seen plying a road in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines Jan 20, 2018. "The jeepney...will not be phased out under the modernization program. Aside from the design upgrade, the program mandates also that jeepney operators form a consortium or corporation to obtain a franchise. "We're talking about the large-scale transformation of the public transport sector, we're not talking about repairs and Band-Aid solutions. We're overhauling the fleets, the system and the industry," Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said in his message at last month's Public Transport Modernization Expo.

Source: Bangkok Post May 29, 2018 05:03 UTC