The plan of the government in phasing out the public utility jeepney (PUJ) should be given a second look, Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino said. Tolentino thus joined Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the Senate public services committee, in advocating the restoration of jeepney drivers’...
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...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday, January 10 urged the government to expedite efforts to modernize the transportation system in the Philippines and make it at par with its neighbors in the Southeast Asian region. Ejercito, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Services,...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has expressed support to President Marcos' call for local government units (LGUs) to have a common set-up of fireworks display areas to ensure public safety this coming New Year. In a press briefing, BFP spokesperson Supt. Analee Atienza said the move is a big...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, December 11, sought an assessment of the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) modernization program amid the influx of smuggled products in the country. Recently, BOC agents have seized more than P63-million worth of frozen goods from Hong Kong and China. Also last week,...
Two newly-procured T-129 ATAK helicopters from Turkey were unveiled by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Friday, Dec. 9, which will be used to enhance their surface strike capabilities. T-129 ATAK helicopter (File photo courtesy of Philippine Air Force) The ceremonial blessing of the helicopters...
Turkey has pledged support to the modernization program of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Photo by PNP This was relayed by Capt. Yavuz Mercan, Turkish military attache to the Philippines, when he visited the PNP National Headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City last week, the PNP revealed...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has expressed that the institution he commands, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), must be modernized to meet necessary preparations amid the current geo-political tensions. While the Philippines wants to live in peace, Marcos said it is “crucial” for the...
Over 2,000 personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), including medical doctors, were dispatched to the earthquake-hit Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to provide the necessary assistance to the region’s distressed areas. BFP chief Director Louie Puracan said at least 25 fire trucks...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos vowed on Wednesday, July 6, to rid the department and its attached agency with rogue personnel after receiving complaints of the promotion for a fee scam at the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). He was reacting...
Incoming Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Jose Faustino Jr. vowed to continue the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as the DND looks to give more emphasis now on territorial or external defense. Retired general Jose Faustino Jr. (File photo...
Austal, an Australian shipbuilding company and defense primer contractor, is still keen to work with the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) procurement program of the Department of National Defense (DND) for the Philippine Navy (PN). Dave Shiner, regional director of Austal Asia. (Photo by MARTIN...
