PERCEPTION OF TOURISTS TOWARDS PHILIPPINES' PUBLIC UTILITY JEEPNEY IN METRO MANILA

Perception of tourists towards philippines' public utility jeepney in metro Manila

Abstract

The study focuses on perception of tourist on the jeepney vehicles based on the important aspects such as ergonomics, safety and materials used for construction. It aims to develop basic standards for jeepney vehicles to ensure safety and comfort relative to existing jeepneys. With these standards, jeepneys will be able to improve the quality and comfort of jeepney/public transportation and be more competitive with other means of transportation.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION4

Statement of the Problem8

Objective8

Significance of the Study8

Scope and Limitations9

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW10

Introduction10

Characterization of Jeepney Vehicle in Metro Manila11

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY12

CHAPTER 4: DATA GATHERED AND ANALYSIS13

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION17

REFERENCES18

Perception of tourists towards Philippines' public utility jeepney in metro Manila

Chapter 1: Introduction

The Philippines is a third world country, unfortunately, it seems to be that its progress is far way beyond but President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared that her greatest ambition for the country is to be one of the World's First by the next 20 years. It is evident that the country is facing a lot of problems concerning the politics, economics, safety, insurgency threats and all others but she presented a rejoinder for these burdens yesterday, July 23, 2007 on her 7th SONA (State of the Nation Address). All in all she will focus working on the physical, intellectual, legal, and security infrastructure investments; social safety nets investments and solving the insurgency problems in the South. Hunger is one manifestation of poverty and so to address it is to give attention on agri-business development. The success for this would be land reforms, irrigation for farms, marine culture to be situated within the sea boundaries, the problem of transportation which answered through farm-market roads and the RORO (roll on-roll off) ports, the completed bridge in Butuan and the airports. All this plan would be protected by the Human Security Act which condemns terrorism and destabilization plot. She mentioned that from last year up to the present, her aggressive campaign to eliminate hunger had worked so well. In fact , according to a survey (which she never elaborated the origin) says that the hunger rate had gone down tremendously. I'm just curios if the survey does holds really true because as to what I've observed, the present situation is quite contrary to what she was claiming. She just presented an insubstantial evidence of what she referred as “improving”. The Philippines is one great beautiful country, so she never forgot to enhance one of the income-generating sector of it, the tourism industry. Mostly, her plans is to improve the transportation infrastructures because these are the key for expansion. Another is the improvement of power supply in the whole Visayas region. I'm just curios why she never mentioned Leyte or the region VIII aside from Masbate.

Last year, her SONA was criticized because she neglected to include the environment and so to answer the inefficiency, she now proposed the sewage system aside from the aggressive campaign in cleaning ...