In a statement on Monday, the group said it supports giving incentives to electric vehicles, however, "the government should protect local production."
"What we strive to achieve is a level playing field, between domestic production of ICE [internal combustion engine] motorcycles, and the tariff-exempted importation of EV, while our country is in the process of electrification," the MDPPA said.Executive Order No.12 , which gives tax breaks to electric vehicles and their components for the next five years to promote their use among Filipinos.
The National Economic Development Agency has said the inclusion of e-motorcycle in the list of EVs with tax breaks will be up for deliberation by February 2024.lobbied for the inclusion of e-jeepneys and e-tricyclesThe Philippine government has been pushing for the PUV Modernization Program, which aims to replace traditional jeepneys with vehicles that have at least a Euro 4-compliant engine to lessen pollution.