Inicia programa piloto de subsidio de combustible para jeepneys en Metro Manila

El gobierno inició el 14 de abril un despliegue piloto de un subsidio de combustible de 10 pesos por litro para los conductores de jeepneys de servicio público en Metro Manila, con la participación de 52 estaciones de servicio acreditadas. La secretaria de Energía, Sharon Garin, señaló que el programa de tres meses servirá para probar el sistema antes de ampliarlo a otros vehículos de servicio público.

MANILA, Filipinas — El gobierno puso en marcha el martes 14 de abril un programa piloto que proporciona un subsidio de combustible de 10 pesos por litro para los jeepneys de servicio público en Metro Manila. La secretaria de Energía, Sharon Garin, indicó que la iniciativa, anunciada por primera vez por el presidente Ferdinand Marcos Jr. la semana pasada, está dirigida inicialmente a los conductores de jeepneys.

"El sistema debe ponerse a prueba para ver si funciona", declaró Garin a la radio dzBB. El programa durará una semana en Metro Manila antes de extenderse a autobuses, jeepneys y servicios de transporte a través de aplicaciones. Los conductores pueden reclamar hasta 150 litros semanales, lo que supone un ahorro de hasta 1,500 pesos.

Garin explicó que el límite busca evitar abusos, basándose en los datos de consumo promedio de la Junta de Franquicias y Regulación del Transporte Terrestre, que estima que 18,000 conductores de jeepneys se verán beneficiados.

El lanzamiento coincide con la esperada caída en los precios de los combustibles: 20.89 pesos por litro de diésel, 4.43 pesos de gasolina y 8.50 pesos de queroseno. Sin embargo, el grupo de transporte Manibela anunció una huelga del 14 al 15 de abril en protesta por la respuesta tardía del gobierno para suspender los impuestos a los combustibles. — con reportes de Jean Mangaluz y The STAR

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