The Philippine National Police Public (PNP) has prepared contingency measures to ensure peace order amid the extension of the transport strike to two more weeks in protest of the mandatory consolidation of jeepney drivers and operators into either a cooperative or a corporation. The Dec. 31...
ILOILO CITY – The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the arrest of Emily V. Yanson for perjury and falsification of public documents after it ruled that she is not a stockholder of Ceres Transport Inc., one of the nine companies under the country’s largest bus conglomerate based in Bacolod City....
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) on Sunday, Dec. 17, said it will extend the conduct of online classes and work-from-home arrangements for the remaining working days of 2023 due to the continuation of the transport strike. University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) On Dec.12, UPD...
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...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has vowed to look into the concerns of transport groups that struggling to comply with the government’s proposed modernization program. Cayetano, during a press conference on November 25 in Baguio City, said he is ready to look into the plight of the...
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...
