REINA MERCEDES, Isabela – Twenty-two persons were injured in a collision between a passenger jeepney and Sports Utility Vehicle in Barangay Tallungan here on Thursday afternoon, May 7. Police Major Danilo Malab, chief of the Reina Mercedes Police Station, said the passenger jeepney was bound for...
REINA MERCEDES, Isabela – Twenty persons were injured in a collision between a jeepney and Sports Utility Vehicle in Barangay Tallungan here on Thursday afternoon, May 7. Investigation said the SUV swerved into the opposite lane and hit the jeepney. Due to the impact, the jeepney driver lost...
Senior citizens aged 65–79, along with jeepney and tricycle drivers, received 10 kilos of rice in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday, May 6, under the Local Government Support Fund-Financial Assistance to Local Government Units of the national government. Mandaluyong City Mayor Carmelita...
MALOLOS CITY—More than 1,400 members of the Bulacan Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association (BFJODA) received rice subsidies on Friday, April 24, as the provincial government rolled out relief for the transport sector reeling from soaring fuel costs. Gov. Daniel R. Fernando and...
Transport groups Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON) and Manibela staged a nationwide strike on Tuesday, April 21, calling for higher jeepney fares and fuel price relief amid financial strain on drivers and operators. Coordinated protest actions were held in...
Citing the current oil woes in the country, which directly affect public utility vehicles (PUVs), Malacañang said there is no discussion about the immediate implementation of the program that aims to modernize jeepneys. In a press briefing in Iloilo City on Friday, April 17, Palace Press Officer...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) is hunting down the suspect in a hit-and-run incident that killed a 21-year-old jeepney driver while he was changing a flat tire along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City early Monday, April 13. Police said the victim was fixing a flat tire of his passenger...
Warm meals and on-the-ground assistance reached drivers and commuters in Tondo, Manila, as the city government continued its “Hot Meals on Wheels” program on April 14 and 15, coinciding with the start of a three-day transport strike on April 15. On its first day on Tuesday, April 14, the...
Apart from the P4,000 payout previously provided, the Manila local government will distribute another P4.9 million worth of fuel assistance to jeepney drivers participating in its Libreng Sakay Program. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the assistance will be in the form of...
What used to be a day’s earnings for some public utility jeepney drivers is now barely enough to cover fuel costs and keep their vehicles on the road. The small amount left after refueling leaves them with almost nothing to bring home after a long day on the road, yet they continue to endure to...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will conduct a special payout next week for transport workers in Metro Manila who were not covered or were unable to claim their ₱5,000 cash assistance. DSWD Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Irene Dumlao on Tuesday, April 7 said that...
Amid the challenges facing both drivers and commuters as fuel prices continue to rise, small acts of kindness continue to stand out—like a jeepney passenger who paid extra fare and got off immediately, leaving the change for the driver in Quezon City. In a Facebook post on March 23, jeepney...
