CUENCA, Batangas – A jeepney driver was killed and 10 passengers were injured in a collision with a truck in Barangay Ibabao here on Wednesday, Aug. 13. Police identified the fatality as Reynaldo, who sustained severe injuries and taken to a hospital here where he was declared dead. Injured were...
BACOLOD CITY – Eight members of a family were injured after the jeepney they were riding in plunged into a canal on their way to attend a college graduation in Barangay Salvacion, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Sunday morning, June 8. The victims were residents of Barangay Minautok, Calatrava,...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) disclosed Friday, May 30, that it has issued a show cause order against a Rizal-based transport cooperative after one of its public utility jeepneys (PUJs) rammed several vehicles in Cainta, injuring seven individuals. In the order...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – A driver and his 16 passengers were injured in a jeepney crash in Barangay Nagyubuyuban here on Saturday night, May 24. Police identified the injured as Chiquito Alisen, 45, driver, and passengers Edgar Vecino, Daisy Espinueva, Fred Pena, Emily Dingwas, Lourdes...
BACOLOD CITY - Eleven people, including five minors, were injured after a passenger jeepney crashed in Sitio Mambucano, Barangay Cabatangan, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Monday morning, May 19. Police Major Rhazl Jim Jocson, deputy chief of the Talisay City Police Station, said the jeepney...
ILOILO CITY—Nine people were injured when a passenger jeep flipped over in Leon town, Iloilo province on Thursday, May 8. “They were on their way back home to Barangay Ingay from the town proper when the accident occurred,” said Police Lt. Mark Cortez, deputy chief of the Leon Municipal...
San Juan CDRRMO personnel give medical aid to those hurt in the accident. A public utility jeepney (PUJ) crashed into a store and injured several pedestrians along F. Blumentritt corner N. Domingo Street in San Juan City on Wednesday, April 9. According to the San Juan City Disaster Risk...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has created a special committee to review the government’s public transport modernization program (PTMP), particularly to address the concerns of various transport groups. Under Special Order No. 2025-152, DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon instructed...
Two brothers were killed and 12 individuals were injured when the jeepney they were riding plunged into a ravine in Barangay Bulbulala, Licuan-Baay, Abra on Tuesday afternoon, March 11. RESCUERS deploy to an accident site in Licuaan-Baay, Abra on March 11. (PRC FB) Police Capt....
The Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) should take into the consideration the welfare of the commuting public when deciding on the petition of transportation groups for a temporary jeepney fare increase. “While we recognize that jeepney drivers and operators...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will conduct a series of public hearings and consultations before deciding on the petition of transport groups to increase the jeepney minimum fare to P15. While the LTFRB said it understands the arguments and concerns raised by...
The Jeepney Phaseout / PUV Modernization continues to be a contentious issue. There are many arguments that have been raised both for and against it. Perhaps most troubling is the fact that there is a lot of misinformation spreading, particularly from armchair pundits that don’t quite understand...
