PUBLIC utility vehicle drivers in Zamboanga City undergo a surprise random drug test from the Land Transportation Office and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. (PDEA photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY – Five public utility vehicle drivers tested positive for illegal drugs in a random drug test...
The P500-million increase in the 2023 budget for direct fuel subsidies or "ayuda" to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers will help the government cope with uncertainties in the world oil market. (MANILA BULLETIN) Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo of the House Committee on Appropriations...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is pushing to institutionalize the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) to make transport modernization a conventional project in the country. Commuters in Philcoa, Quezon City are forced to wait in line after public...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Ninety-nine out of 100 public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and conductors tested negative in a surprise drug test conducted by the Land Transportation Office in Northern Mindanao (LTO-10) recently. LTO-10 Director Nelson Manaloto (right) supervises a surprise drug test for...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, June 27 called on the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) anew to fast track the distribution of fuel subsidies to targeted beneficiaries of the “Pantawid Pasada” program. Gatchalian made the call as he vows to pursue the provision...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, June 22 urged the government to consider increasing its cash aid for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers affected by the rising cost of fuel to P3,000. Gatchalian made the call as he deemed it much better than suspending the excise tax on fuel, which he...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday said he would push for additional cash subsidies for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers as local pump prices of oil is expected to continue rising as the Russian invasion of Ukraine drags on. With the global disruption on oil supply and distribution,...
DAGUPAN CITY – Various transport groups and cooperatives in Region 1 have expressed their gratitude to President Duterte for the implementation of the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program. In an open letter addressed to President Duterte, the transport groups cited the remarkable...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During COMELEC's En Banc session today, the COMELEC granted the LTFRB's petition to exempt the fuel subsidy program from the election ban on public spending for government projects. We laud and thank the COMELEC and the LTFRB for their swift action on this matter. The...
The chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means is projecting the release of the P500 household fuel subsidy soon or before the May 9 polls. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "I am quite positive that we will start distributing those subsidies before the...
PASAHERO Party-list is urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to “promptly and favorably” act on the request of the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to exempt the distribution public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers' fuel subsidy from the election public spending...
Malacañang has announced the release of P3 billion worth of fuel subsidy to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) intended for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers, farmers, and fisherfolks to cushion the impact of the consecutive oil price hikes. (Alvin...
