A motorcycle rider received first aid from transport strikers after he fell off his bike in front of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) office in Quezon City, on Friday, Dec. 15. Photo courtesy to KABATAAN Partlist According to Anakbayan -Pasay Chairperson Wilbert...
For Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Don Artes, the national government has already reached a stage that it could no longer be held hostage by defiant groups through threats and holding of transport strikes. Artes made the statement as the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng...
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...
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) on Tuesday, Dec. 12, announced the shift to online classes due to the transport strike scheduled for later this week. University of the Philippines Diliman The Pagkakaisa ng Samahan ng Mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON) announced another...
When the national government announced the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) in 2019, the group of jeepney transport leader Rommel Odevilas immediately signed up in the hope that it would fulfill the promise of a better life for the operators and drivers of their association...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Friday, Nov. 23 reported that the three-day strike has minimal effect on commuters due to the government contingency plan. MMDA chairman Don Artes said their contingency measures started as early as last week and will last until the last day...
In line with the continuation of the nationwide transport strike, various public universities and higher education institutions (HEIs) have extended their online classes and implemented work-from-home (WFH) arrangements. (PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN) Among the universities that have extended online...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives, in partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), is extending its free rides program for two days, or until Friday, Nov. 24. "The Office of the Speaker...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) would not give in to the demand of a protesting transport group to cancel the consolidation process of drivers and operators of traditional jeepneys into a corporation or cooperative as part of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has expressed readiness to address the expected shortage of public transport as transport group Manibela announced that it will join the protest action against Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). MMDA chairman Don Artes said the...
(Speaker’s office) The Speaker Martin Romualdez-led House of Representatives collaborated on Mionday, Nov. 20 with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to deploy vehicles offering free rides to Filipinos affected by the transport strike. ...
Transport group Manibela will join in the last day of the nationwide three-day strike of PISTON on Wednesday, Nov. 22, and will extend it further until Friday this week to protest what it describes as lies being propagated by the government transport agencies on the Public Utility Vehicle...
