Philippines, Manila
To help ease the burden of the public transport sector amid the continuing rise in the prices of fuel, the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is gearing up for the use of 100 percent compressed natural gas (CNG) of public utility vehicles (PUVs) by 2010. “By 2010, all buses, taxis, and jeepneys, should be CNG operated,” Chairman Thompson Lantion disclosed in a press conference on Monday.
“This will be our direction. We will no longer be dependent on diesel
because CNG is made locally so it is cheaper,” he said, indicating that
CNG would be obtained at the Malampaya Natural Gas off the shores of
Palawan province.
Apart from CNG, it was reported that the LTFRB also plans to use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to replace diesel.
The first hybrid PUVs running on LPG, CNG, and electricity would be
unveiled during the LTFRB anniversary on June 16, Lantion said.
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