The Jeepney Phaseout / PUV Modernization continues to be a contentious issue. There are many arguments that have been raised both for and against it. Perhaps most troubling is the fact that there is a lot of misinformation spreading, particularly from armchair pundits that don’t quite understand...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-6 is implementing a P10.4-million livelihood project for drivers and operators displaced by the phase out of traditional jeepneys in Western Visayas. THE United Negros Transport Cooperative (UNTC) receives a check for P1 million to...
Over the course of the Jeepney Phaseout debate, there’s been several arguments both for and against that have continued to stoke the fires over whether it should push through or not. There have been many aired, but there’s one argument that’s frequently been shared when it comes to the plight...
ILOILO CITY – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-Region 6 might phase out a little over 2,500 passenger jeepneys across Western Visayas region by the end of the year. “That’s if the operators fail to beat the December 31 deadline for operators to join a cooperative or...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Dutere said Monday, Nov. 20, that her agencies stand ready to help the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in ensuring the commuters, both workers and students, are not affected by the ongoing transport strike. In a joint press...
There is no question about it, the jeepney is an icon that says “Pinoy” like no other symbol. Miniature jeepneys, like toys, are in department stores and souvenir shops and are popular with balikbayans and tourists because there’s nothing like it in other parts of the world. In the...
Over the past weeks, jeepney drivers, operators, and the government have been at odds over the planned Jeepney phaseout in favor of more modern public utility vehicles (PUVs). Originally conceived in 2017 and for implementation in 2020, the government initiative has been delayed numerous times...
The plan of the government in phasing out the public utility jeepney (PUJ) should be given a second look, Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino said. Tolentino thus joined Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate public services committee, in advocating the restoration of jeepney drivers’...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has committed to assist small operators of traditional jeepneys in the government's public utility vehicle modernization program. LTFRB Technical Division chief Joel Bolano said the assistance ranges from setting up cooperatives and...
Amid continuous attempts to unseat it from power for good, the Philippines' "king of the road" lives on. This, after the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has decided to extend the validity of the franchise of the traditional jeepney amid calls to postpone the full...
Vice-presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan urged the government to suspend the program to replace 15-year-old jeepneys as drivers and operators are still reeling from the Covid-19 lockdowns the almost-weekly oil price hikes. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan and Senator Risa...
Senatorial aspirant and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Sunday urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to reconsider its plan to implement the phaseout of traditional jeepneys as this would be another burden to Filipinos during this pandemic....
