DOTr creates body to tackle transport modernization issues
TRANSPORTATION Secretary Vince Dizon on Monday signed Special Order No. 2025-152 creating the Special Committee for the Review of the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) to iron out issues involving the modernization program, following the clamor from various transport groups.
Under the special order, Sec. Dizon directed its members to consult with various stakeholders, evaluate and review status and progress, and identify issues as well as concerns of the PTMP.
The committee will be chaired by the Transportation Undersecretary for Road Transport and Non-Infrastructure, with its members comprising the Undersecretary for Road Transport and Infrastructure, Assistant Secretary for Road Transport and Non-Infrastructure, Office of Transportation Cooperatives (OTS) Chairman, and Land Transportation Office (LTO) Assistant Secretary.
The committee is expected to submit to Sec. Dizon its recommendations regarding the PTMP next week.
