Manila, May 6 -- The city government here is conducting a comprehensive database profiling of public utility jeepney (PUJ) operators until May 9 as part of its collaboration with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to develop a sustainable mass public transportation plan.

"The objective is to establish a more efficient, reliable, and environmentally sustainable public transport system," City Planning and Development Office head Mary Jean Ramos said in a statement on Tuesday.

The data-gathering covers operators of registered modernized PUJs, as well as those who have consolidated under the modernization program but whose units are not yet compliant with the documents required by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Boar...