ILOILO CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-6 is implementing a P10.4-million livelihood project for drivers and operators displaced by the phase out of traditional jeepneys in Western Visayas. THE United Negros Transport Cooperative (UNTC) receives a check for P1 million to...
Traditonal jeepneys (MANILA BULLETIN) Deputy Speaker Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez hailed the "all-Filipino" solution that the House of Representatives helped achieve regarding the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) President Marcos has proven himself to be a "very sensitive" and "attentive" leader, and one who listens. House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave this...
Senators on Thursday, January 25 hailed Malacañang’s move to pull the brakes on the public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP) but urged authorities to conduct a thorough review of the program during the three-month period. “Pulling the brakes on the PUV modernization program is a...
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...
Sen. Grace Poe said on Tuesday, January 23, that concerned agencies must prioritize contingency measures to ensure that the mobility of our commuting public will not be hampered. In a statement, Poe stated that this should be done instead of just training its sights on the crackdown of...
(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...
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....
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...
"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...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Sunday, January 7 scored the government’s move to the import modern jeepney units from China in a bid to replace the iconic ones in the Philippines as part of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization program (PUVMP). Tulfo said the project reeks of corruption,...
Senator Francis Tolentino has called on the Senate to help devise more options for drivers under the seemingly problematic Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). In Tolentino's regular DZRH program with Elmer Francisco, owner of local vehicle manufacturer Francisco Motors, the...
