The government would have to shell out P64.2 billion for the modernization of public utility jeepneys (PUJ) and UV Express (UVE) vans if the subsidy will be raised to P360,000 per unit. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) This was learned by congressmen Thursday, March 9 during a public briefing of...
CEBU CITY – Transportation was normal in Metro Cebu on Monday, March 6, as no transport group joined the nationwide week-long transport strike. Transport operations were normal throughout the day but some schools decided to suspend classes and shifted to online. The city government of Cebu also...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday, March 6, said that his cousin, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., was “sympathetic” to the plight of transport groups and jeepney drivers as they staged a protest against the government’s plan to modernize the traditional jeepneys. ...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte (DepEd/MB Visual Content Group) Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Sunday, March 5, maintained that alternative learning modes—both in-person and online—must be implemented during the looming transport strike this week that...
House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto said the government should look into the “catalogue of complaints" on the jeepney modernization. (MANILA BULLETIN) Recto, in a statement Wednesday, March 1, said the complaints ranging from "financing to roadworthiness to...
The plan of the government in phasing out the public utility jeepney (PUJ) should be given a second look, Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino said. Tolentino thus joined Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate public services committee, in advocating the restoration of jeepney drivers’...
Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito on Tuesday, February 14 slammed the recent aggression displayed by the Chinese Coast Guard against the Philippine crew near Ayungin Shoal. On February 6, 2023, a CCG vessel flashed a military grade laser light at the BRP Malapascua, temporarily blinding some of...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has committed to assist small operators of traditional jeepneys in the government's public utility vehicle modernization program. LTFRB Technical Division chief Joel Bolano said the assistance ranges from setting up cooperatives and...
Amid continuous attempts to unseat it from power for good, the Philippines' "king of the road" lives on. This, after the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has decided to extend the validity of the franchise of the traditional jeepney amid calls to postpone the full...
As the validity of the provisional authorities or franchise for traditional jeepneys will last only until March 31, a ranking official of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) urged operators and drivers to join the public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP). MB...
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has expressed commitment to helping the Philippines modernize its defense capabilities and increase the interoperability of American and Filipino military forces. President 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Malacañang,...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (AFPMP) has a P45-billion budget for 2023, which is higher than P6 billion compared to last year's appropriation. Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook) “In all, there’s P45 billion for the AFPMP in the 2023...
