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...
LTO chief Asst. Sec. Vigor D. Mendoza II presides the command conference held on Monday, Jan. 22, 2023, and discusses strategies on how to effectively carry out anti-colorum operations and the "No Registration, No Travel" policy. (photo: DOtr) The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is now...
Vicinity traffic at NAIA Terminal 3 (File photo) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is eager to accelerate road transport infrastructure projects to ease traffic situation in the country, particularly in Metro Manila. DOTr Sec. Jaime Bautista said on Friday, Jan. 19, that ongoing road projects...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has deferred the apprehension of jeepneys and other public utility vehicles (PUV) whose operators failed to consolidate into either a corporation or a cooperative on Dec 31. Supposedly, only unconsolidated PUV operators in routes with below 60 percent...
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...
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) have entered into a Memorandum of Agreement to expand the ports in the municipalities of Allen, Mapanas, and San Jose in Northern Samar. THE provincial government of Northern Samar led by Gov. Edwin...
A total of 76 percent of Public Utility Jeepneys (PUJs) and UV Express (UVE) operators have consolidated so far as part of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), according to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). In a press briefing on Friday, Jan. 5,...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has denied rumors that the minimum fare for modern jeepneys will increase to P50 once the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) takes full effect. DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista maintained that the primary consideration for any fare increase in...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has tasked the Committee on Transportation to look into reports that "corrupt practices may have tainted the conceptualization and planned implementation” of the...
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 consolidation process for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) did not receive much support from transport operators in Metro Manila as only 40 percent of them have agreed to join either a corporation or a cooperative based on the data of the Department of Transportation...
At least three jeepney groups composed of hundreds of operators and drivers trooped to the Office of Transportation Cooperatives (OTC) in Quezon City on the last day of the franchise consolidation for the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) on New Year's Eve,...
