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....
The Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said that there would be enough public transport vehicles, at least in Metro Manila, amid the modernization program, as it noted that 97.18 percent of the registered units of public utility jeeps (PUJs) in the region have already...
Office of Transportation Cooperatives (OTC) Chairperson Jesus Ortega on Monday, Jan. 15, compared drivers of modern jeepneys to employees in big cities like Makati or Cubao because the jeepney modernization program will lead to a salary-based compensation with overtime pay and social and health...
1-Rider Party-list Rep. Bonifacio Bosita (Facebook) 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Bonifacio Bosita said that a modern jeepney might need to impose a minimum fare of P30 to P40 per passenger in order for a cooperative to pay off its loan for the vehicle. ...
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...
CEBU CITY – A 31-year-old call center agent died while five others were injured when the modern public utility jeepney they were riding overturned on a highway in Barangay Basak, Mandaue City, Cebu on Tuesday night, November 14. Initial investigation showed that the fatality was a resident...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee is urging the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), and other government financial institutions to streamline the overwhelming...
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...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A transport cooperative here launched 10 additional modern jeepney units on Saturday, September 30. THE PN Roa Canitoan Transport Cooperative (Pontransco) launched 10 new modern jeeneys at the Amphitheater in Divisoria, Cagayan de Oro City, on Saturday, September 30. (Franck...
CEBU CITY – An operator of modern jeepneys in Metro Cebu will suspend its operations for six months due to several “severe problems.” In a memorandum sent to its drivers and public assistance officers (PAOs) or conductors, Beep Cebu informed them that it will suspend operations starting...
BACOLOD CITY – A Chinese-Korean electric vehicle firm revealed on Friday, September 22, that 36 units of electric jeepneys (e-jeepneys) from China are expected to arrive here by the end of November. E-Future Motors Philippines (PH) Inc. received an order from their first client in the Philippines...
Bacolod City is set to welcome a Chinese-made electric jeepney prototype as it heads towards road modernization. Developed by the Korean-invested Chinese company Jiangsu Fengchuen New Energy Power Technology Co. Ltd. (Fengchuen), the prototyp is already on its way to the Philippines. It will then be...
