The Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said that there would be enough public transport vehicles, at least in Metro Manila, amid the modernization program, as it noted that 97.18 percent of the registered units of public utility jeeps (PUJs) in the region have already...
Office of Transportation Cooperatives (OTC) Chairperson Jesus Ortega on Monday, Jan. 15, compared drivers of modern jeepneys to employees in big cities like Makati or Cubao because the jeepney modernization program will lead to a salary-based compensation with overtime pay and social and health...
Office of Transportation Cooperatives (OTC) Chairperson Jesus Ortega and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-National Capital Region (LTFRB-NCR) Regional Director Zona Russet Tamayo called as “baseless” reports that commuters would soon need to shell out as much as P50 for a...
Drivers of public utility jeepneys will no longer be tied on the boundary set by the operators as they will enjoy the full benefits of a regular employee under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), an official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Monday, Jan. 15....
Transport group Manibela will be holding a transport strike on Tuesday, Jan, 16, as part of what it describes as a big protest march from Quezon City to Mendiola in Manila to call for the stop of the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) and the return of the...
Antipolo City 2nd Rep. Romeo Acop (Facebook) The House Committee on Transportation intends to approve a resolution asking President Marcos to reconsider the already lapsed deadline for the consolidation of jeepney drivers under the government’s...
(Photo by Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN) Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III says "unconsolidated" public utility vehicles (PUV) drivers who will be caught plying roads beyond Jan. 31, 2023 will...
The decision on the specific brand of the modern vehicles that will be procured for the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization lies on the transport operators, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said on Tuesday, Jan. 9. LTFRB chairman Teofilo Guadiz III said the...
While the Philippine government pushes for a modernized public transportation system, the social action arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Caritas Philippines, called for a "just and inclusive" approach that still protects jeepney drivers and showcases Filipino...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has deferred the apprehension of jeepneys and other public utility vehicles (PUV) whose operators failed to consolidate into either a corporation or a cooperative on Dec 31. Supposedly, only unconsolidated PUV operators in routes with below 60 percent...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Sunday, January 7 scored the government’s move to the import modern jeepney units from China in a bid to replace the iconic ones in the Philippines as part of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization program (PUVMP). Tulfo said the project reeks of corruption,...
Antipolo City 2nd Rep. Romeo Acop (PPAB) Answering the Speaker's call, the House Committee Transportation will launch its motu propio investigation on the supposed tainted implementation of the public utility vehicle (PUV) or jeepney modernization program...
