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118 modernized vehicles start serving Caraga commuters By Alexander Lopez
BUTUAN CITY A total of 118 modernized vehicles are now serving the different routes in Caraga Region, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said. LTFRB-Caraga OIC-Director Maria Kristina Cassion said the modernized vehicles are all compliant to omnibus franchising guidelines and part of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) of the government.
under the management of Diamond Transport Service Cooperative (DATSCO), Cassion said. She added that a total of 70 taxis now serve commuters to all routes in Caraga Region.
Of the total number, 20 are buses operated by Bachelor Express, “The PUV Modernization Program Inc. plying the route of Butuan City to is the administration’s largest nonSurigao City. infrastructure project which aims to provide a comfortable life for all Filipinos Another 28 modernized public through a safe, reliable, convenient, utility jeeps (PUJs) are also serving routes affordable, and environmentally1, 2 and 10 and the Butuan-Nasipit route sustainable transportation system in the February 29-March 6, 2020
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