Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III on Wednesday, January 3 said he believes that the government should step on the brakes for now on the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) and conduct a dialogue with affected jeepney drivers to address problems hounding the plan....
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has issued a 90-day preventive suspension on the driver’s license of a motorist whose sports utility vehicle (SUV) crashed into a bank in Quezon City on Dec. 28 and left at least one person dead and six others injured. LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D....
Sen. Imee Marcos called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to revoke its "deadly deadlines" for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) which according to her, has fallen short of compliance since 2017. In a statement on Thursday, Dec. 28, Marcos said there is a need to...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay said she expects the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and other transport authorites to ensure there would be no repeat of the travelers’ unpleasant and frustrating experience brought about by technical and operational glitches in airports, seaports and public...
LTO chief Asst. Sec. Vigor D. Mendoza II checks on the documents presented by a taxi driver during an operation conducted by the agency against colorum taxis and picky taxi drivers in Quezon City on Wednesday night, Dec. 20, 2023. (photo: LTO) Enforcers of the Land Transportation Office...
Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito is in favor of extending the December 31 deadline of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) given to transport groups to consolidate to either corporation or cooperative. Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito, during Tuesday’s...
Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Vigor D. Mendoza II urged on Tuesday, Dec. 19, school authorities to include a visit at the agency’s newly-opened Road Safety Interactive Center (RSIC) in their educational tour in order to educate their students at a young age the importance of road...
An organization advocating for efficient land transportation services in the country has donated around four million pieces of plastic cards in a bid to help the national government to address the backlog on driver’s license. The donation was formalized with the signing of a deed of donation...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has secured the delivery of around four million plastic cards for the printing of driver’s licenses. LTO chief Vigor D. Mendoza II said it means that the agency will no longer issue paper-printed driver’s licenses since the four million plastic cards are...
Officials of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) across the country were ordered to intensify the conduct of inspection of all passenger buses to ensure their road worthiness amid the expected influx of passengers for the Christmas break. LTO chief Vigor Mendoza II said the inspection covers all...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will submit to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) within this month the 10th candidate-port that must be covered in the pre-feasibility study aimed at repurposing these support facilities to service the needs of the flourishing billion-dollar offshore wind industry in...
Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Vigor D. Mendoza II ordered all the agency’s regional directors to start preparing road safety and assistance amid the expected influx of motor vehicles for the Yuletide season. Mendoza said among the areas that they would focus on are the roads leading to...
