President Marcos has approved a P2.2-billion budget for the purchase of 1,000 ambulances intended to be distributed nationwide this year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the turnover of patient transport vehicles in Passi City, Iloilo on Sept. 19, 2024. (Photo courtesy of...
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has denied ordering Police Col. Jovie Espenido to kill illegal drug users in Albuera, Leyte. Dela Rosa pointed this out in an ambush interview, saying he sees nothing wrong with telling Espenido put a...
The free shuttle provision initiated by Vice President Sara Duterte’s office added a new route on Wednesday, Aug. 14, with one of its buses plying the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) to Naic in Cavite province. (Photo from the Office of the Vice President) The Office...
The local government of Pasig City announced that it will deploy “libreng sakay” vehicles for commuters who might be affected by the scheduled three-day transport strike from Wednesday, August 14, to Friday, August 16. Transport group Manibela Manibela and Piston hold a protest rally...
The Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) “Libreng Sakay” program will be expanded this week to help commuters who will be affected by the planned three-day transport strike. Office of the Vice President's free shuttle service (OVP photo) In a statement, the OVP said that the...
Authorities shrugged off the three-day protest action of transport group Manibela amid the continuous implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization Program, part of it is the prohibition of those who failed to meet the April 30 deadline for consolidation to ply their routes. And...
ILOILO CITY – A dialogue ended the transport strike of a coalition of passenger jeepneys in this city on Monday, June 3. PASSENGERS wait in a long line at the Mohon Terminal in Iloilo City during the transportation strike by a coalition of jeepney operators and drivers. (Photo courtesy of...
ILOILO CITY – A two-day transport strike will be conducted starting on Monday, June 3, in this city in protest of the failure of implementing the country’s first modern transportation plan. A two-day transport strike will be held in Iloilo City from June 3 to 4. (Tara Yap) “This...
Beginning this month, employees of Nickel Asia Corporation (NAC) can avail themselves of an electronic vehicle shuttle service for free following the partnership between the natural resource development company and Global Electric Transport (GET). The shift to cleaner forms of transport is...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – The Police Regional Office 4-A has deployed personnel to secure commuters in the Calabarzon or the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon region during the three-day transport strike from April 29 to May 1. Police Brig. Gen Paul Kenneth Lucas, PRO 4-A chief,...
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) will be deploying around 8,000 policemen to secure various areas in Metro Manila amid the declaration of the three-day strike of transport groups which will also be joined by several labor organizations. NCRPO director Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio...
Transport group Piston and several progressive labor organizations will join forces in a nationwide three-day strike and protest action that will start on April 29 amidf the looming final deadline for the consolidation of jeepney operators to either a cooperative or a corporation as the first step...
