The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has administered 14,501 doses of Covid-19 vaccines in Lanao del Sur province through its "Bakuna" Bus. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) A total of 7,000 people were fully vaccinated and boosted as per PRC's statement on Thursday, July 21. According to the PRC, Lanao del Sur is...
Hino Motors Philippines (HMP) reignites the Love Bus nostalgia with its newest people carrier, the HS8J Low Floor City Bus. Keeping true to its predecessor’s legacy, this modern Love Bus offers smooth and pleasurable commutes for urban passengers. Designed for city operations, the HS8J Low Floor...
BACOLOD CITY -- The city government of Sagay in Negros Occidental inaugurated its modernized bus terminal during its 26th Charter Anniversary celebration Saturday, June 11. (Photo courtesy of Sagay City Information and Tourism Office) The new terminal which is located in Barangay Poblacion II,...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Fifteen people were killed and 37 injured Friday when a bus and a truck collided on a South African highway near the capital Pretoria, an emergency services spokesman told AFP. "The death toll is now 15 dead, and 37 people have been injured, some of them critically,"...
SURABAYA, Indonesia -- At least 14 people were killed and more than a dozen others injured when a bus carrying domestic tourists crashed into an advertising sign in Indonesia's East Java province early on Monday, police said. The bus -- which was carrying 31 passengers, the driver and a crew member...
Around 1.9 million passengers in Quezon City have benefitted from the city government's QCity Bus Augmentation Program since January this year. The free ride program was a project of the Quezon City program in 2020 to address the lack of available public transportation due to community quarantine...
House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Joey Salceda scolded the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Land Transport Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for what he describes as “finger pointing” between the two bodies when it comes to recent issues which plague provincial bus...
Senator Grace Poe on Monday, April 25 told concerned provincial bus operators to carry out their duties accordingly and service passengers, many of whom have been stranded and inconvenienced since last week. "'Wag naman natin silang ipitin at pahirapan pa sa pag-aabang, pagbabakasakali at...
Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno on Saturday, April 23, raised concerns over what he called the government’s “oppressive” policies, particularly that of the Metro Manila Development Authority’s (MMDA), that impose additional burden on commuters. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) denied Friday, April 22, that there was a disconnect between the agency and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) which led to the confusion of the newly implemented window hours scheme for provincial buses. MMDA...
Reelectionist Senator Joel Villanueva on Wednesday, April 20 called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), and Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to reconsider their decision to implement a new provincial bus schedule. The...
Noting that the Filipino commuters are suffering because of the inefficient public transportation system in Metro Manila, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno on Tuesday, April 19, questioned the government’s slow implementation of the bus rapid transit (BRT) project in Metro Manila that could’ve...
