Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade has told contractors of the agency's projects to hire more people from the transport sector or overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), particularly those who were left jobless by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DOTr Secretary...
Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian is cracking down again on public utility vehicles that are accommodating passengers beyond their seating capacity limit amid threats of COVID-19. Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) This came after a commuter sought the mayor’s...
Senator Grace Poe is calling for a legislative inquiry on the "dismal performance" of the government in implementing the service contracting program under the Bayanihan to Recover as One, or Bayanihan 2 law. Senator Grace Poe (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) Poe recently filed...
Senator Grace Poe said Thursday, May 20, that she hopes that public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers will not be bumped off when the government starts vaccinating essential workers under the A4 priority group. Jeepney driver Ricardo Legaspi now lives in his jeepney with his family after the lockdown...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has already distributed a total of P322.4 million in payouts to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers under the government’s service contracting program. Jeepney driver Ricardo Legaspi now lives in his jeepney with his family after...
More than 500 public transport drivers and conductors who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic will be given a chance to become riders and delivery partners of motorcycle ride-hailing platform JoyRide. (Photo from JoyRide PH Facebook Page) This, after the motorcycle...
Senator Grace Poe urged on Thursday, May 6, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to expedite the payouts to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers they tapped for the government's P5.58-billion service contracting program....
Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) has tied up with a Cebu-based taxi service company to modernize public utility vehicle in the country’s second largest economic hub. In a statement, TMP said it partnered with Ogre Transport Inc., a Cebu-based taxi service company, and the Land Transportation...
Modern PUVS will soon be plying Pangasinan as Hyundai Asia Resources, Incorporated (HARI) recently turned over 10 units of its Class 2 HD50S Modern Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) to the Tayug Pangasinan Transport Cooperative (TAPTRANSCO). Hyundai is on the move to bolster the government’s bid to...
Hyundai hopes to improve transportation options, particularly in the new normal, with its full lineup of newly certified modern jeepneys. Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI), distributor of Hyundai vehicles in the Philippines, becomes the first and only automotive brand in the industry with a full...
