House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), a traditional jeepney (Speaker’s office, MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez candidly shared his fond memories of the traditonal jeepneys growing up during an impromptu dialogue with drivers on...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has suspended the operation of the ride-hailing company inDrive over complaints of fare haggling, which the agency said, is a violation of public transportation rules. The decision was made during a hearing conducted by the LTFRB on...
(File photo) Despite fierce criticism from several transportation stakeholders, the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) was touted as a "resounding success" by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). LTFRB Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III made the assessment in...
What will happen on February 1, when public utility vehicles (PUVs) that did not consolidate will no longer be allowed to operate? Transportation officials said there will be random checks to ensure that jeepneys plying the roads are consolidated while sanctions will be imposed to those that would...
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 and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-National Capital Region (LTFRB-NCR) Regional Director Zona Russet Tamayo called as “baseless” reports that commuters would soon need to shell out as much as P50 for a...
"He knows the numbers." (From left) Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board Chairperson Teofilo Guadiz III, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairperson Romando Artes Office of Transportation Cooperatives Chairperson Jesus Ortega, LTFRB-NCR Regional Director Zona Russet Tamayo...
(Photo by Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN) Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III says "unconsolidated" public utility vehicles (PUV) drivers who will be caught plying roads beyond Jan. 31, 2023 will...
The decision on the specific brand of the modern vehicles that will be procured for the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization lies on the transport operators, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said on Tuesday, Jan. 9. LTFRB chairman Teofilo Guadiz III said the...
A total of 76 percent of Public Utility Jeepneys (PUJs) and UV Express (UVE) operators have consolidated so far as part of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), according to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). In a press briefing on Friday, Jan. 5,...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)-8 reported that 94.25 percent of Public Utility Vehicles (PUVs) in Eastern Visayas have consolidated into corporations and cooperatives under the PUV Modernization Program. Veronica Reposar, LTFRB-8...
The consolidation process for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) did not receive much support from transport operators in Metro Manila as only 40 percent of them have agreed to join either a corporation or a cooperative based on the data of the Department of Transportation...
