Senator Francis Tolentino has called on the Senate to help devise more options for drivers under the seemingly problematic Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). In Tolentino's regular DZRH program with Elmer Francisco, owner of local vehicle manufacturer Francisco Motors, the...
The decision of President Marcos not to extend the consolidation of public utility vehicles (PUVs) was supported by the "majority" of PUV operators, a transport official said. In a statement released by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), Office of Transport Cooperatives (OTC) Chairman...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has tasked the Committee on Transportation to look into reports that "corrupt practices may have tainted the conceptualization and planned implementation” of the...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Wednesday, January 3 said he believes that the government should step on the brakes for now on the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) and conduct a dialogue with affected jeepney drivers to address problems hounding the plan....
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go is pushing anew for the modernization of the Bureau of Immigration (BI), citing the need to adjust the compensation of its workers to curb the challenges of corruption in the bureaucracy. "Importante po ito, karagdagang personnel at ngayon po ay dapat ma-modernize...
The consolidation process for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) did not receive much support from transport operators in Metro Manila as only 40 percent of them have agreed to join either a corporation or a cooperative based on the data of the Department of Transportation...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured jeepney drivers who may be affected by the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) that they will be able to access the agency’s programs and services if necessary. The Assistance to Individuals in...
All the physical offices of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) will be open to the public until New Year's Eve on Sunday, Dec. 31, to accept last-minute applications for franchise consolidation from jeepney operators and drivers in compliance with the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program...
Japanese carmaker Toyota made a P1.1-billion investment pledge to support the Philippine government's public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program, Malacañang said. File photos This is on top of its prior commitment of P4.4 billion that it announced during President Marcos' visit to Tokyo...
Progressive group Gabriela joined the protest with public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers on Friday, Dec. 29 to oppose and insist on rejecting the government's Mandatory Franchise Consolidation. Members of transport group PISTON, Manibela and No To PUV Phaseout Coalition together with various...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has allowed public utility vehicles (PUVs) that failed to consolidate into either a cooperative or corporation after the Dec. 31 deadline will be allowed to operate until Jan. 31 next year. Under LTFRB Memorandum Circular 2023-052,...
Sen. Imee Marcos called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to revoke its "deadly deadlines" for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) which according to her, has fallen short of compliance since 2017. In a statement on Thursday, Dec. 28, Marcos said there is a need to...
