President Aquino was asked during the YouTube World View interview series on his administration’s innovative approaches to make the country’s transportation sector more environmentally friendly. “For the transport sector, the plan that is most mature will be to convert them into LNG or CNG,” the leader stated, according to Philippines News Agency.
He also pointed out that his administration is “seriously monitoring” pollution levels in the cities, and cited closing down erring vehicle emission testing centers in the country. “We have emission testing centers, but unfortunately some of them were unscrupulous,” he said. “These were issuing certifications that were false.”
It is noteworthy that the national Department of Energy has recently announced the introduction of 200 buses powered by natural gas under the Natural Gas Vehicle Program for Public Transportation.
