Senator Francis Tolentino has called on the Senate to help devise more options for drivers under the seemingly problematic Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). In Tolentino's regular DZRH program with Elmer Francisco, owner of local vehicle manufacturer Francisco Motors, the...
The consolidation process for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) did not receive much support from transport operators in Metro Manila as only 40 percent of them have agreed to join either a corporation or a cooperative based on the data of the Department of Transportation...
All the physical offices of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) will be open to the public until New Year's Eve on Sunday, Dec. 31, to accept last-minute applications for franchise consolidation from jeepney operators and drivers in compliance with the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program...
Japanese carmaker Toyota made a P1.1-billion investment pledge to support the Philippine government's public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program, Malacañang said. File photos This is on top of its prior commitment of P4.4 billion that it announced during President Marcos' visit to Tokyo...
Progressive group Gabriela joined the protest with public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers on Friday, Dec. 29 to oppose and insist on rejecting the government's Mandatory Franchise Consolidation. Members of transport group PISTON, Manibela and No To PUV Phaseout Coalition together with various...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is now working with local government units (LGUs) across the country in laying down the necessary measures to assist commuters as the government shifts to the next phase of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP)...
CEBU CITY – The province of Bohol took a major step towards becoming the first province to have a Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) that is compliant with the new rules and regulations of the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program. The Provincial Development Council...
Top officials of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) have agreed to the request of the protesting transport group to allow the rehabilitation of traditional jeepneys in a bid to show that the government is not working for an immediate phaseout of jeepneys after the Dec....
Priority lanes will be open for the remaining drivers and operators who have not yet consolidated into either a corporation or cooperative as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) stood by its decision not to extend the Dec. 31 deadline. The DOTr’s stand was echoed by President Marcos who said...
An estimated 2,000 jeepney operators and drivers in Pasig City will join the transport strike to be staged by the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON) on Dec. 14 to 15 in protest of the Dec. 31 deadline for the public utility vehicle (PUV) consolidation given to...
President Marcos announced that the deadline for the consolidation of public utility vehicles (PUV) operators will not be extended. Marcos said the government has decided not to extend the deadline of consolidation as 70 percent of all operators in the country have complied with the requirements to...
On the fourth day of the nationwide transport strike, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) stressed that the consolidation of jeepney drivers and operators into either a cooperative or corporation is a non-negotiable part of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). The deadline...
