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JEEPNEY MODERNIZATION PROGRAM:

HOW DOES IT AFFECT A PUV DRIVER
INTRODUCTION

Filipinos at any age undeniably come and go, or even

foreigners across the globe, with means of transport.
Majority of the country’s population depends on Public
Utility Vehicles or PUVs to reach a certain destination.
Some may have owned private vehicles for personal usage.
Primarily students, employees, adventurists and even
common individuals choose to drive or commute with
PUVs. Indeed, these vehicles are dominating in every street
in the Philippines. It is also once called ‘’The Undisputed
King of the Road’’. According to Godofredo Stuart.
Down the chaotic streets of Manila alongside large buses,
private cars, and taxi cabs an eye catching vehicle had made
its way through. That is the Philippine Jeepney. Jeepneys
are vehicles used as public transport in the Philippines. It is
known for its crowded seating and flamboyant decorations
which have become a ubiquitous symbol of Philippine
Culture and Arts. (Culturetrip.com)
Locally referred to as a Jeepney or Jeep, this interesting
looking vehicle is an affordable mode of Public Transport and
it continues to accelerate in every roadway throughout
country. Creating its own name and brand in the field of
transportation in recent years. On the other hand, The
Undisputed King of the Road is now on its evolution phase
due to the Jeepney Modernization Program introduced by
Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board
(LTFRB) in 2015. This program seeks to minimize outdated
and almost lethal Jeepneys in the streets, boost, passenger
safety, and prevent pollution by imposing an age limit for
transport vehicles.
Development among Jeepneys probably help its passengers
and drivers. With that the objective of the researchers is
simply to understand how does an innovated Jeepney affect its
drivers. If it makes the service more comfortable and
convenient. At the same manner the researchers want to be
aware of its headmost effect to the passenger’ side.
The method to be used in this research will be through
an interview.
RESEARCH Descriptive
QUESTIONS: A. •How does Modernized Jeepney
become an avenue for road
safety?
B.  Comparative
•Why Modernized Jeepney is more
recommended than the outdated
regular Jeepney?
C.  Causal
•Road Accidents: How does
Outdated Jeepney led to casualties?
 BENEFITS AND BENEFICIARIES
The study presented by the researchers entitled Jeepney Modernization Program:
How does it affect a PUV driver’’, will be ultimately profitable to its beneficiaries
in the sense that:

1.Drivers will be 2.Daily commuters in 3.To the road enforcers,

aware and prepare to
the possible factors,
the program may
bring to them,
particularly the
program’s impact to
their job, income and
safety.
particular students,
employees and even
travelers will be
somewhat sensible on
the issue and at the same
manner they’ll
understand the condition
of the major transport
today.
they’ll become
considerate and if
possible they’ll also
obtain patience
considering that their job
is really hard in the
roads. The fact that old
Jeepneys are one of the
most frequent vehicles in
the streets.
4.Transport Groups will also be conscious on the said Program and they’ll
be free to stand and voice out their point of view. Through reading this study
it may help them to become an active supporter or activist either of the said
program.
5.LTFRB and DOTr, surely benefit because the study will give them a good
opportunity to know the condition of their beloved drivers and the study will
also serve as a medium for them to break new grounds in the field of
transportation.
6.Economy will profit a lot or even the whole country for the reason that the
program will increase the quality of living and also it could lead into a
reduced traffic and majority of commuters will spend more time and
attention on their works than being soaked in traffic.
7.Environment or Environmental Advocates will also avail, because they’ll
be having another avenue to promote their advocacies for the environment.
Since the program is mainly focusing on technological advancements while
ensuring the safety of commuters and protection of the environment.
SCOPE AND DELIMITATION
The headmost aspiration of this study is to validity distinguish the
centerpiece of how does an advanced and previsioned Jeepney affect a lot to its
driver as well as to their income, health and safety. This study will be reaching
drivers of Jeepneys from the Province of Leyte. The proposed respondents of
this research will be around the maximum frequency of (5) five and at least
minimum of (2) two individuals or until data is saturated. The upcoming one-
on- one interview will be held under the premises of the house of the said
respondents, with the proper procedures and execution. The interview will be
surely done and performed with bound financial resources and just a
restricted period of time, starting from the month of November 2019 and
should not exceed March of 2020.

 
 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

The CNN Philippines website once featured Zenaida Maranan, Leader of

the federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the
Philippines and Jun Magno, President of the Stop and Go Transport
Coalition which talked about the Governments Jeepney Modernization
Program during an interview with CNN Philippines. In Metro Manila,
the iconic Jeepney is at risk of being phased out. A government program
which aims to hopefully upgrade current Jeepneys with environment-
friendly features and adding new routes. But, the transition might be too
risky for drivers who say it might even drive them out of their jobs.
As reported by Jovic Yee (2017), to help drivers through the transitions DOTr has
partnered with the Land Bank of the Philippines and the Development Bank of the
Philippines to provide the programs lending facility. Loans under the program carry a 6
percent interest and was payable within seven years. The Government has also set aside
an initial subsidy of 2.2 billion pesos. The Land Transportation Franchising and
Regulatory Board (LTFRB) noted that the 80,000 pesos’ subsidy per driver was enough
to cover equity requirements.
According to Llanesca T. Panti, 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte is bent on phasing out
old Jeepneys next year even with the strong opposition of drivers and operators. Under
the Jeepney modernization plan, Jeepneys and other public utility vehicles such as buses
and vans aged 15 years and above will not be allowed on the roads.
Based on the Philippine News Agency Website of the Department of Transportation
(DOTr, launched the Public Utility Vehicles (PUV) Modernization Program which is an
initiative that seeks to ‘’overhaul’’ the country’s public transportation system. The
program has initially deployed 45 solar powered Jeepneys supplied by the Star8 Green
Technology Corp.
As discussed by Robertzon Ramirez and Thomas Orbos, the DOTr will remove
Jeepneys that are at least 15 years old from governments transportation
program.
As explained by Narboneta (2016) in her study Metro Manila’s Public
Transportation Sector. Implementing a Multimodal Public Transportation
Route Planner Public Transportation provides commuters with a convenient
method to reach their destination faster and cheaper compared with private
vehicles.
METHODOLOGIES
The researchers used a Qualitative type of research. To define Qualitative
Research, it is an inquiry where it’s considered to have a non- probability based
sampling also the ‘’researchers’’ are the major instrument considering that the
interpretation of the researchers are vital factors in a study. Thus this research is also
classified as a Phenomenological Inquiry in the sense that the study or
Phenomenology itself is an inquest of the development of human consciousness and
self- awareness as a preface to or a part of philosophy, where the research is mainly
circulating on the topic Jeepney Modernization Program.
Speaking about the Data Collection, Interview or one- on- one interview will be
the proposed method of data absorption. The researchers prefer to have an in- depth
and thorough observations as well, since that all the data drawn will be varying
depending on what the researchers go in for. The mentioned one- on- one interview
will be done under the premise of the respondent’s homes. This will be performed
through following all the Ethical Considerations and Observing just and right
executions with no bias on the both two parties.
 Thematic Analysis is a method of analyzing qualitative data. It is usually applied to
a set of texts; such as interview transcripts. This analysis can help produce
trustworthy and insightful findings. The researchers also believe that Thematic
Analysis provides a highly flexible approach that can be modified for needs of many
studies. (Braun and Clarke, 2006; King, 2004). Therefore, this type of analysis will
bet the most suitable or the fittest possible way for the study.
The population for this research will be the residents or resident Jeepney
Drivers from Dagami, Leyte and we will be targeting at least (2) or up to the
maximum of (5) individuals. While Sampling Frame will be all male Jeepney Driver
aging from (40-5-) years of age.
 
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