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SP meets transport group: Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, meets transport group called Magnificent 7, to clarify positions on Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). Magnificent 7, a pro-PUVMP, is composed of Pasang Masda, Liga ng Transportasyon at Operators sa Pilipinas (LTOP), Alliance of Transport Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (ALTODAP), Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations (ACTO), Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (FEJODAP), Stop and Go Coalition, and UV-Express Federation of the Philippines. The group had already acceded to the modernization program of the Department of Transportation. Earlier, the Senate adopted a resolution urging the temporary suspension of the modernization program. Escudero clarified during the meeting with Magnificent 7 that the suspension of the program would only apply to those who have yet to comply with unit consolidation requirements. “What I told them, our objective (in coming out with the resolution) is to postpone (the PUVMP) for those who are not ready, for those who have not finished the route plan, for those who have not yet been convinced by the government. They should not ban or declare colorum those who have not not yet complied, ”Escudero said, clarifying further that resolution does not call for the suspension of the program. (Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau)