CLARK FREEPORT -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is launching a nationwide caravan inside the Freeport in consonance with its Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program.
The DOTr and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) led the National Steering Committee Meeting for the upcoming nationwide series of PUV caravans.
Discussed in the meeting held June 25 at the LTFRB Central Office in Quezon City were the plans and preparations of the involved agencies and car manufacturers in connection with the launching of the program dubbed Modern PUV Caravan.
With the theme "Arangkada ng Pagbabago Tungo sa Kaunlaran," around 30 caravans will be held nationwide from July 4, 2019 to January 27, 2020.
The project is in line with the Duterte administration's biggest transformational initiative -- the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP).
The Modern PUV Caravan is a joint undertaking of the DOTr, LTFRB, Land Transportation Office, and Office of Transportation Cooperatives, in cooperation with the Development Bank of the Philippines, Landbank of the Philippines, and various sub-industries in the automotive industry.