The iconic Love Bus during the Martial Law era is officially back on the streets with the launch of a “libreng sakay” (free ride) program in Cebu City and Davao City, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon launched the program in the two...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – A businessman and his wife were killed when a provincial bus crashed into their canteen before dawn on Wednesday, Aug. 13, on the Santa Rosa-Tarlac Road in Barangay Santo Rosario, Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija. Police identified the victims as canteen owner Eddie and wife...
CEBU CITY – At least 15 passengers were injured when a passenger bus turned on its side on a highway in Bilar town, Bohol province on Tuesday morning, July 29. Police said the Southern Star Bus with license plates JVL-125 was seen zigzagging until it overshot a sharp curve. The driver, Jernel...
CEBU CITY – The selection of Cebu as one of the pilot areas for the relaunching of “Love Bus” took center stage in the fourth State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 28. Marcos said Cebu and Davao were selected as the pilot sites of the...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – Three individuals were killed and six were injured in a collision between a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) and a bus on the Maharlika Highway in Barangay San Francisco, this city, before dawn on Saturday, July 19. Police identified the fatalities as Jovan Fabricante, 41;...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two passengers died and 28 others were injured when their bus crashed into a tree and plunged into a roadside ditch in Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur on Thursday morning. Jufil Mabanag, Dumingag municipal information officer, said the accident occurred around 7:20 a.m. in Purok 4,...
Motorists experienced heavy traffic along EDSA-Estrella in Makati City after a black Toyota Avanza multipurpose vehicle (MPV) crashed into several concrete barriers of the EDSA bus carousel on Thursday, July 10. According to the authorities, the driver of the MPV claimed that he tried to evade...
CEBU CITY – Passengers will no longer have to shell out extra budget when using toilets in major terminals in Cebu province. Gov. Pamela Baricuatro has issued an executive order stopping the collection of fees from passengers using toilets of the Capitol-run Cebu South Bus Terminal and Cebu North...
With limited time remaining before its loan financing for the long-delayed Cebu bus rapid transit (BRT) expires, the World Bank has recommended downscaling the project under the watch of the newly elected provincial and city officials. “The pace of project implementation has slowed down...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) formally turned over 20 electric buses to various Sustainable Livelihood Program Associations (SLPAs) composed of persons with disabilities (PWDs) on Friday, June 27, during a ceremonial blessing held at the Amoranto Sports Complex in Quezon...
COTABATO CITY – After months of covert operations, agents of the National Bureau of Investigation in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (NBI-BARMM) on Thursday arrested a suspected bomber linked to Mindanao bus bombings and bus burning in 2021. NBI-BARMM Director Jonathan Balite...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has added electric buses to its existing fleet to provide safer and more comfortable transportation for persons with disabilities (PWDs). The renewed focus on PWD safety comes amid public concern after a viral social media post on June 13...