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The Office of Transport Cooperatives (OTC), an attached agency of
the Department of Transportation and Communications, announced it
has formally tapped Envirofit Phils. Foundation Inc. to become one
of the resource groups for its Tricycle Operations Management
seminars and workshops. The seminars/workshops are intended for
tricycle drivers and operators represented in various local
government units.
Envirofit is a US-based nonprofit organization
that distributes products and disseminates information to promote
environment preservation and fuel econoamy, especially for users of
two-stroke motorcycle engines. It first introduced its retrofit kit
in Vigan City in 2005, and has since been promoting the retrofitting
system in various parts of the country.
OTC said pilot cities like Vigan, Ilocos Sur and
Puerto Princesa, Palawan, have initially issued notifications and
enforcement of city ordinances that require two-stroke tricycles to
either be retrofitted or replaced with four-stroke engines. After a
successful seminar and demonstration in Bulacan, OTC said it is
planning to conduct similar monthly seminars in other areas like
Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo and Nueva Ecija.
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