The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has assured the public of sufficient number of public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Metro Manila and other areas that would be affected by the planned three-day strike by a transport group. In an interview over a GMA news program, LTFRB...
Angkas riders (MANILA BULLETIN) Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte has reiterated the need for Congress to pass a law regulating the operations of motorcycles-for-hire amid the seemingly endless pilot study on them that's being conducted by the Land Transportation and Franchising...
The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) on Thursday, June 15, hosted the Inter-Government Agency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Ceremonial Signing for E-Governance at the DICT Central Office in Quezon City. Heads and representatives of government agencies at the ...
Public utility vehicle (PUV) owners have the freedom to choose the insurance provider they prefer and trust, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) reiterated on Friday, June 2. This, as LTFRB Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III belied recent reports claiming that the Board is...
The largest transport network vehicle service (TNVS) alliance in the country said the opening of more than 10,000 slots by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) would help produce much-needed livelihood opportunities in Metro Manila and its neighboring areas. In a...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has opened 10,300 more slots for transportation network vehicle service (TNVS) units operating in Metro Manila which will be available starting April 17. The opening of more TNVC slots is contained in the LTFRB Board Resolution No....
Amid the rush of people to go to their hometowns for the long Lenten break, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) warned public utility vehicle (PUV) companies to observe laws and other regulations pertaining to safe public transport. LTFRB Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III...
Government agencies are being urged to find remedies that could help cushion the oil price impact on consumers, especially the public transport sector, as petroleum products are anticipated to go back to their upward price trend. Senate Committee on Energy Vice Chairman Sherwin T. Gatchalian, noted...
The minimum fare for traditional jeepney may soon be back to P9 once the Department of Transportation (DOTr) gives the go-signal for its implementation through the Service Contracting Program. The P9 minimum fare for traditional jeepney before the Covid-19 pandemic was raised to P12 following the...
DRIVING THOUGHTS It has been a week of talk about the old and the modern jeepney and all the issues that come with the transition. We’ve heard the jeepney drivers, operators, and transport groups protest the planned phaseout of the jeepney with the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP) which was...
The iconic look of traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJs) must be kept in the ongoing and painstaking switch to modern jeep models. (MANILA BULLETIN) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee made this appeal to transportation agencies Thursday, March 9 during the House Committee on Transportation's...
The government would have to shell out P64.2 billion for the modernization of public utility jeepneys (PUJ) and UV Express (UVE) vans if the subsidy will be raised to P360,000 per unit. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) This was learned by congressmen Thursday, March 9 during a public briefing of...