The Taguig City government deployed its first vaccination bus Friday to make the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine more accessible to people. Taguig’s Vaccination Bus (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) According to the city government, the vaccination bus is stationed at Pusawan covered court in...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has clarified issues on the payout for bus operators and drivers participating in the government's service contracting program. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement, the LTFRB said it has already distributed a total of...
The Mega Manila Consortium Corporation (MMCC) has belied claims that its bus firms on the EDSA Carousel Route participating in the government's free ride program have limited their operations over issues of non-payment. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Our bus units that are operating to provide free...
Land Transporation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Martin B. Delgra III has told bus operators to immediately pay their conductors who have not yet received their salaries. (Jansen Romero/ File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The LTFRB chief made the call following reports that several...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said the agency will distribute additional cash incentives to drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) under the government's service contracting program. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) Tugade said in an interview on Wednesday, May...
Facts about our ramped-up vaccination COVAX ON WHEELS A senior citizen is getting inoculated with anti-COVID-19 vaccine inside the newly launched QC ProtecTodo Bus or a vaccination bus at Bulacan St, Payatas B, Quezon City, April 26 2021 (Photo by Mark Balmores) Almost all countries have been...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) was urged to allow more public utility vehicles (PUVs) back on the road to meet the increasing demand of passengers and ensure the observance of strict health protocols in public transport. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Commuter advocacy group The...
Two separate boards of directors were elected in two separate stockholders’ meetings held by rival factions of the Yanson family for Rural Transit (Mindanao) Inc., one of the bus companies under the Yanson-owned conglomerate Vallacar Transit Inc. The group that calls itself the Yanson...
Feuding factions of the Yanson clan continue engage in courtroom battles over control of the country's biggest bus conglomerate. "The legal battle for control of the Yanson Group of Bus Companies (YGBC) is far from over. Cases and countersuits are still pending before various courts to show...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) ordered round-the-clock construction of the P16.3 billion Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (Cebu BRT) so a crucial segment can operate within 2021. In a meeting last week, Transport Secretary Arthur P. Tugade declared he wants Package 1 of the Cebu BRT to be partially...
Leo Rey Yanson and sister Ginnette Y. Dumancas now fully control the country's largest bus company, Bacolod City-based Yanson Group (YGBC). “Despite the challenges faced in 2020, the business remains strong and resilient," according to Leo Rey, youngest son of the group's matriarch, Olivia...
Mindanao Star Bus Transport Inc. (MSBTI) has re-elected Leo Rey V. Yanson as chairman of the board and president during the recent stockholders’ meeting. Also re-elected as members of the board are Ginnette Y. Dumancas, Charles M. Dumancas, Rey C. Ardo and Arvin John V. Villaruel. Shown...
