3 Negros groups unite vs ‘World Bank-DOTr scheme’ on transport modernization

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Three groups in Negros have united in opposition to what they describe as a World Bank–DOTr transport modernization scheme. A regional LTFRB director disputed claims that three traditional jeepneys would be replaced by a single modernized unit, calling the allegation a myth.

Gerry Llena, LTFRB regional director for Negros Island, tells Rappler the allegation that three traditional jeepneys will be junked in exchange for one modernized unit is 'just a myth’