Manila, April 22 -- The city government here will showcase its electric jeepney (e-jeep) utilization initiative under the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) during the visit of Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon on Friday.

In an interview on Tuesday, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said Dizon and his team will assess the city's implementation of the e-jeep program to set a benchmark for other local government units.

"I asked the new Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to come and witness our initiative on e-jeeps. I invited them to see firsthand what we have done," he said.

Benitez said he believes that together with the national government, the city would be able to accelerate the migration to the use of e...