CEBU CITY – A mobility company that introduces green concept has partnered with the city government of Mandaue for the feasibility study of an environmentally friendly mass transport system project. VINCENT Tan (from left), regional vice president of Greater China and Asia Pacific for Rail/Future...
BETTER DAYS Last week several jeepney organizations staged a nationwide transport strike to protest the implementation of the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program. Under the modernization program, the ubiquitous jeepneys that have been around since the end of the second World War,...
ILOILO CITY – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has approved the Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP) of the Iloilo City government nine months after it was hastily implemented. COMMUTERS ride a mini-bus in Iloilo City. The Land Transportation Franchising and...
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...
CEBU CITY – Transportation was normal in Metro Cebu on Monday, March 6, as no transport group joined the nationwide week-long transport strike. Transport operations were normal throughout the day but some schools decided to suspend classes and shifted to online. The city government of Cebu also...
It looks like the time of setting aside a whole day just to register motor vehicles and renew driver’s licenses will soon be history. On Feb. 14, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) launched a program for the online renewal of vehicle registration. The onset of information technology and the...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has summoned the drivers and vehicle owners of a motorcycle and L-300 van that were involved in a traffic altercation in Cainta, Rizal that was caught in a now-viral video. (Photos courtesy of the LTO) The LTO Intelligence and Investigation Division (IID) issued...
In this file photo taken on February 04, 2023, smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio. The governor of Ohio warned residents living near the site of a toxic train derailment to drink bottled water February 15, 2023, as authorities investigate potential environmental fallout...
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will be temporarily shut down later this year, perhaps by the summer. PNR (Wikipedia) This was confirmed by Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary for Railway Cesar Chavez during a public hearing of the House Committee on Transportation on...
The Mandaluyong City local government was recognized by the Inter-Agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT) on Monday, Feb. 13, for its exceptional initiatives and programs aimed at providing the public with safe, fast, and comfortable public transportation during the Covid-19 pandemic. The awarding...
As the validity of the provisional authorities or franchise for traditional jeepneys will last only until March 31, a ranking official of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) urged operators and drivers to join the public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP). MB...
Maximize fun, minimize carbon footprints MASS MOVEMENT Provincial jeepney on unpaved roads (Igor Plotnikov) Revenge travel is on. While it’s good for the economy, it’s not so good for the environment. And while the tourism industry has incorporated sustainability into their corporate social...
