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/...
Nearly 700 Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers received their booster shots on the first day of operation of the Bagong Ospital ng Maynila, Manila City government’s newest drive-thru booster vaccination site, on Monday, Jan. 17. Around 668 PUV drivers received their booster shots on the first...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) started on Monday, Jan. 17, the implementation of the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy on public transportation in Metro Manila as part of measures to restrict the movement of unvaccinated individuals amid the rising cases of COVID-19. Regional Highway Patrol...
The City of Manila will launch a free drive-thru booster vaccination campaign for Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers starting Monday, Jan. 17. On Monday, Jan. 17, a drive-thru vaccination facility will be opened at the Bagong Ospital ng Maynila beside Manila Zoo in Malate, Manila from 8 a.m. to 5...
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...
Passenger capacity of road-based public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Metro Manila will remain at 70 percent this holiday season, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transport Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to include public utility vehicles (PUV) drivers and operators in the government’s service contracting program. Hontiveros said that while she supports a...
Passengers may opt not to wear face shields inside public transportation following the government's decision not to require its use in areas under Alerts Level 1 to 3, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced. Amid the persistent government reminder to observe minimum health protocols,...
More than 200 erring public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers in Metro Manila were flagged down by the Inter-Agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT) due to "overloading" on the first day of the implementation of the 70 percent passenger capacity in public transport. A Muntinlupa police officer checks...
Senator Grace Poe on Sunday, October 31 lamented the government’s lack of proactive mechanisms to help public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers cope with the rising oil prices, saying she can only hope that the P1-billion promised cash assistance to the sector would materialize. Poe, who chairs the...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has appealed to oil companies to provide bigger fuel discounts for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers who are still reeling hard from the effects of the pandemic and the increasing pump prices. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
