A transport group leader has slammed the memorandum released in Cebu requiring public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and conductors there to wear personal air purifiers in a supposed bid to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). PURIFIED AIR?--A driver shows off his...
Transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON) prodded on Monday, Aug. 16, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to immediately release the funds intended for drivers and operators affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has enlisted at least 200 skilled drivers and mechanics after successfully finishing the Coast Guard Non-Officer’s Course (CGNOC) in its base in Farola, Manila on Thursday, Aug. 5. The newly enlisted personnel, who belong to the CGNOC Class 84 - 2020...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) will no longer have to pay terminal fees in some malls during the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement,...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s “Vaccine Express” program would be brought to Quezon City for the inoculation of jeepney drivers after the pilot project kicked off in Manila last month. A man gets his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Vaccine Express drive-through site on June 22, 2021....
Market vendors, truck drivers, helpers, pedicab drivers, and porters from Northern Luzon, Central Luzon and Southern Luzon have been inoculated against COVID-19 in Manila on Sunday night. (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The Manila city government has started the...
An official of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) Licensing Center in Quezon City (QCLC) has demanded an apology from the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) for its "false accusations" against their operations. (MANILA BULLETIN) "It is not only our office that you have wronged but our organization in...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have teamed up to address the plight of public utility vehicle (PUV) workers--a sector that had been brought to its knees by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade (left) and...
Get used to hearing from Olivia Rodrigo from hereon. It was inevitable that we would be reviewing Olivia Rodrigo’s hit debut album titled “SOUR.” The reason was admittedly shallow, at first. Here’s an 18-year-old who just broke the internet with a sensitive ballad called “drivers...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade has reiterated his warning against "fixers" and fake license pages that have been proliferating on social media platforms. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade (Ali Vicoy / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Tugade said he has been...
A fake Land Transportation Office (LTO) Facebook account has allegedly been charging victims up to P6,500 for the processing of driver's licenses. (Photo from LTO Facebook page) The LTO warned the public about the activities of this bogus account Wednesday, June 2 and told them not to perform...
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...
