A 63-year-old pedicab driver was shot dead along Dominga street corner P. Ocampo in Malate, Manila on Monday, Dec. 6. Probers of the Homicide Crime Investigation of the Manila Police District (HCI-MPD) identified the victim as Danilo Fajardo Florida. According to Florida’s brother who witnessed...
The transport sector is the hardest-hit in the country because aside from facing the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), they also suffer lack of funding support from government and overregulation, Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson had stated....
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has started distributing some P1 billion worth of fuel subsidies to about 136,000 public utility jeepney (PUJ) drivers in the country as part of the government's assistance program to the transport sector amid the continuous hike in...
Jake Cuenca recently visited the Grab driver who was injured during his encounter with police last month. On Instagram, he wrote: "Masaya ako na nagkaroon ako ng pagkakataon na madalaw si Eleazar Martinito ang grab driver na nasaktan sa isang insidenteng hindi ko malilimutan." "Taos pusong...
The San Juan City local government has distributed the P3,000 cash assistance to various non-medical frontliners and Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA) drivers and operators in its bid to help them amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook)...
President Duterte has vowed before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to make accountable individuals who "acted beyond bounds" in operations connected to the Philippine government's war on illegal drugs. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his speech before the UNGA on Wednesday, Sept 22,...
Driver-assistance systems and their effect on drivers From ACC (adaptive cruise control) to V2V (vehicle-to-vehicle) communications, it seems like the gamut of Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) that are making cars smarter have now far exceeded the letters of the English alphabet, and...
WASHINGTON, United States – It's back to school time in America after a year of remote learning, but forget about the iconic yellow school bus: because of COVID, there is a shortage of drivers. School buses are seen in Pasadena, California on March 19, 2021 (AFP/Harry How) The problem --...
At least 5,000 public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and conductors at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) are expected to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as part of the inoculation program for transport workers of the Department of Transportation's (DOTr)....
Ride-hailing firm Grab Philippines will be giving out rewards to vaccinated driver-partners and delivery riders as a way to encourage them to get the jab and support the inoculation efforts of the government against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
A tricycle driver in Caloocan City reportedly stabbed to death a criminology student over a parking problem he mistakenly thought was caused by the victim. Police are now hunting down Matias Avenido for allegedly killing 20-year-old Junel Talan on Tuesday night when he ran amok after having...
The Manila region of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has vowed to continue its campaign against the sale of untaxed heated tobacco and vapor products or "vape", which have been proliferating in Metro Manila and elsewhere. (Photo by Luther Bottrill/ Unsplash) Manila Revenue Regional Director...
