The San Juan City local government highlighted the artistry, evolution, and enduring relevance of Filipino attire in an exhibit held to celebrate Linggo ng Kasuotang Pilipino on Monday, Sept. 15. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos led the event together with ...
ILOILO CITY – Twenty-three percent of passenger jeepneys in Western Visayas have yet to comply with the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program. TRADITIONAL jeepneys continue to serve the riding public in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The Land Transportation Franchising and...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) clarified on Thursday, Feb. 8, that traditional jeepneys can still ply their routes after the April 30 deadline of the franchise consolidation, as long as the drivers...
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 (left), a traditional jeepney (Speaker’s office, MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez candidly shared his fond memories of the traditonal jeepneys growing up during an impromptu dialogue with drivers on...
BACOLOD CITY – A group of traditional jeepney drivers here staged a protest against the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program on Tuesday, January 16. TRADITIONAL jeepney drivers oppose the PUVMP during a rally in front of the Fountain of Justice in Bacolod City on Tuesday, January 16....
ILOILO CITY – Independent drivers and operators in this city and province of Iloilo are still not giving up the fight against the jeepney phase out to pave the way for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). The No to PUV Phaseout Coalition-Panay has been holding rallies at the...
Starting Sunday, Oct. 8, the minimum fare for all passenger jeepneys across the country will increase by P1 following the approval of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) amid the series of oil price hikes in the past weeks. LTFRB chairperson Teofilo Guadiz III...
Philippines’ Pili nuts (Canarium ovatum) are now authorized to be placed in the EU markets as a traditional food from a third country and shall be included in the Union list of novel foods, the Department of Trade and Industry announced. The Regulations Commission issued Implementing Regulation...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Fashion designer and Filipiñana pioneer Patis Tesoro hosted a lunch for Florica Zaharia, PhD; Conservator Emerita of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art and director and co-owner of the Muzeul Textilelor in Romania. The Muzeul Textilelor is the only textile museum in...
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...
Local is dapper Anton Medalla wearing Andres Patchwork Polo in White by Viña Romero Check out these homegrown brands and designers of barong that’s all the rage and, with hope, will prove its staying power on the style scene for Filipinos—men and women. Kelvin Morales YOU COULD NEVER GO WRONG...
