Transport group Manibela will join in the last day of the nationwide three-day strike of PISTON on Wednesday, Nov. 22, and will extend it further until Friday this week to protest what it describes as lies being propagated by the government transport agencies on the Public Utility Vehicle...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is expecting that 85 percent to 90 percent of public utility vehicles (PUVs) will be consolidated into either a corporation or a cooperative after the Dec. 31 deadline for consolidation, which is part of the PUV modernization program....
A major transport group is planning to hold a three-day strike starting Monday, Nov. 20, to protest the government’s deadline to consolidate drivers and operators of traditional jeepneys into either a corporation or a cooperative. The consolidation is part of the Public Utility Vehicle...
Drivers and operators of passenger jeepneys have until Dec. 31 this year to consolidate and create a cooperative or corporation for them to avail of the benefits of the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory...
Thirteen major transport groups in the country have requested the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to limit the operation of modern public utility vehicles (PUVs) in selected routes in major urban areas in the country. In a letter addressed to DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista, the group also...
President Marcos believes that the shift to electric vehicle is a sensible step given the volatility of oil products in the world market. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos made the statement as he led the launching of Dongfeng Motors in the country on Monday, Oct. 16....
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista has approved an additional subsidy for operators and drivers who would secure a loan for a modern public utility vehicle (PUV) under the government’s land transportation modernization program. From the existing P160,000 subsidy for...
There’s been a lot of criticism over the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), particularly when it comes to acquiring the said modern jeepneys. Granted, any public transport operator would jump at the chance to acquire new, more efficient, more...
The Automotive Body Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (ABMAP) has expressed its full support for the government's Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) citing it is a good platform to showcase to the world the local industry’s capabilities in producing the modern and...
Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC), one of the pioneer providers of modern public utility vehicles (PUV) in the country, presented its new PUV Class 2 design to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) at the LTFRB NCR Office last...
DRIVING THOUGHTS It has been a week of talk about the old and the modern jeepney and all the issues that come with the transition. We’ve heard the jeepney drivers, operators, and transport groups protest the planned phaseout of the jeepney with the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP) which was...
Over the past weeks, jeepney drivers, operators, and the government have been at odds over the planned Jeepney phaseout in favor of more modern public utility vehicles (PUVs). Originally conceived in 2017 and for implementation in 2020, the government initiative has been delayed numerous times...
