89078 BAGUIO CITY – A barangay here provided free gasoline to jeepney drivers burdened by increasing oil prices. Barangay AZCKO (Abanao, Zandueta, Chugum, Kayang, and Otek), which has the largest passenger jeepney terminal here, gave 1.5 liters of diesel to 43 jeepney drivers from various jeepney...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Two students were reported killed, while another was seriously injured after the vehicle they were riding on fell into a ravine on Wednesday morning, June 8, in Barangay Bahong, La Trinidad, Benguet. The fatalities were identified as Cedric Batil Wasit, 25, driver, and Rolly...
Amid the continuous oil price hikes that leave jeepney drivers almost without income, Malacañang on Monday, June 6, pleaded with the drivers ​not to push with their planned operations stoppage expected this week. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said in a statement the government...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During COMELEC's En Banc session today, the COMELEC granted the LTFRB's petition to exempt the fuel subsidy program from the election ban on public spending for government projects. We laud and thank the COMELEC and the LTFRB for their swift action on this matter. The...
If reelected, Senator Risa Hontiveros vowed to continue pushing for the Security of Tenure Bill and measures that will help the transport sector keep up from the rising oil prices and jeepney modernization. Senator Risa Hontiveros meets the drivers and operators of the Zambales Olongapo Bataan...
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to restore all public utility jeepney (PUJ) routes as a countermeasure to the fuel price surge. He also called on the LTFRB to officially announce...
Vice-presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan urged the government to suspend the program to replace 15-year-old jeepneys as drivers and operators are still reeling from the Covid-19 lockdowns the almost-weekly oil price hikes. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan and Senator Risa...
ILOILO CITY -- Jeepney drivers in Iloilo City are proposing to increase the minimum fare by P2.50 to ease the impact of rising fuel prices and the protocols against COVID-19. The Iloilo City Loop Alliance of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association (ICLAJODA) submitted a petition to the Land...
A pro-public utility vehicle (PUV) party-list is asking the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to add six more months to the validity of driver’s license and vehicle registration of tricycle and jeepney drivers. (Photo from Philippine News Agency)...
Citing the ever-present threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez prodded the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to get rid of its eight-hour long driving education test requirement for driver's license renewals. (Ryotando Ag/...
Senatorial aspirant and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Sunday urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to reconsider its plan to implement the phaseout of traditional jeepneys as this would be another burden to Filipinos during this pandemic....
Public transport operators in Metro Manila were directed to impose tighter health protocols inside public utility vehicles (PUVs) and terminals as the capital region was placed under Alert Level 3 on Monday, Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, following a spike in COVID-19 cases. Commuters in Philcoa, Quezon...
