A 55-year-old modern jeepney driver was shot dead inside the terminal he was stationed at in Barangay Sta. Cruz, Antipolo, Rizal on Wednesday, April 23, the police said. Based on the initial investigation, the victim was sitting inside the terminal at around 3 a.m. when a man wearing a helmet and...
CEBU CITY – A group of transport operators here will hold a rally to oppose the planned suspension of the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP). At least 22 transport cooperatives will join the rally on Monday, August 5. The rally will start with a march from Osmeña Boulevard and...
Senator Grace Poe on Sunday, May 5 warned that the supposed “modern” jeepneys the government is pushing under the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program could bring undue damage to the Philippine’s tourism campaign considering the country’s iconic jeepney is famous around the...
CATANAUAN, Quezon – A court here has ordered the release of film director Jade Castro and his three companions after more than a month in detention for destructive arson. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/17/film-director-3-companions-face-destructive-arson-raps-over-torching-of-modern-jeep The...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A transport cooperative official has criticized the city government for the lack of implementation of the Local Public Transport Route Plan here. A TRADITIONAL jeepney on Gaerlan St., Cagayan de Oro City. (Franck Dick Rosete) Luzminda Escobidal, manager of the PN Roa...
CATANAUAN, Quezon – The provincial prosecutor has recommended destructive arson charges against film director Jade Castro and three others over the recent burning of a modern jeepney here. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/1/gunmen-torch-modern-jeep-in-quezon A FILM director and his three companions...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The families of the four suspects in the burning of a modern jeepney in Catanauan, this province, on Wednesday, January 31, said they were wrongfully arrested by the police. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/2/1/gunmen-torch-modern-jeep-in-quezon THE four suspects in the burning...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Four persons were arrested for allegedly torching a modern jeepney in Catanauan, Quezon on Wednesday, January 31. POLICE arrested four suspects in the torching of a modern jeepney in Quezon on Friday, February 2. READ:...
CATANAUAN, Quezon – Armed men burned a modern jeepney in Barangay Dahican here on Wednesday night, January 31. A MODERN jeepney was burned by armed men in Barangay Dahican, Catanuan, Quezon, on January 31. (Photo via Danny Estacio) Police said the public utility vehicle was flagged down by...
Traditonal jeepneys (MANILA BULLETIN) Deputy Speaker Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez hailed the "all-Filipino" solution that the House of Representatives helped achieve regarding the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) While the House of Representatives is committed to prioritizing Philippine-made jeepneys as part of the public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP), House Speaker Martin Romualdez vehemently denied any...
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (Rep. Manuel's Facebook) Despite the fact that modern jeepneys can be produced locally and cheaply, a staggering amount of modern public utility vehicles (PUVs) were actually manufactured by foreign companies, Kabataan...
