THIRTY modern jeepneys for six routes were unveiled in Bacolod City on Monday, Jan. 23. (Photo courtesy of LTFRB-Western Visayas) BACOLOD CITY – Thirty modern jeepneys were launched by the United Negros Transport Cooperative (UNETCO) here on Monday, Jan. 23. UNETCO chairperson Romelie Soliguen,...
House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Joey Salceda has thumbed down a recommendation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the government to shift away from luxury taxation of cars, saying this would lead to the taxation of public utility jeepneys (PUJs). (MANILA BULLETIN) The Albay...
CEBU CITY -- Gearing up for the total phase out of traditional jeepneys, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday, March 29, launched more than a hundred of modernized jeepneys and premium taxis in Mandaue City. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory...
Manny Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) on Monday signed definitive agreements to purchase significant minority stake in Byahe (registered as On-Us Solutions Inc). The investment will be made through MPT Mobility Corp., MPTC’s unit for mobility services. L-R, front:...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has temporarily modified the routes of some public utility vehicles (PUVs) going to Metro Manila to ferry more passengers for the New Year’s Day celebrations. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA amid heightened movement...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri lamented on Friday, July 30, the "unnecessary" bureaucracy in the government's Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization Program. Jeepney driver Ricardo Legaspi lives inside his vehicle with his family after the lockdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic...
Twenty-three units of modern public utility jeepneys (PUJs) were launched on over the weekend by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) in Ilocos Norte to ply the Laoag City–Bacarra–Pasuquin route. (Photo from DOTr Secretary Art Tugade's Facebook) Transportation Secretary Arthur P....
Bring out the tissues! Walt Disney has just released its Christmas advert 2020 and it will simply touch your heart. More than this, the advert is rich in Filipino traditions such as Simbang Gabi, jeepneys, "mano po," and lantern decorations. The video has gone viral. As of 4 p.m....
A transport cooperative operating solar electric jeepneys in Las Pinas provided 25,735 passengers with cashless cards worth P30 each, at promo rates, both for the load and the card. The South Metro Transport Cooperative (SMTC), which plies the Alabang to Zapote route, initiated...
