Priority lanes will be open for the remaining drivers and operators who have not yet consolidated into either a corporation or cooperative as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) stood by its decision not to extend the Dec. 31 deadline. The DOTr’s stand was echoed by President Marcos who said...
An estimated 2,000 jeepney operators and drivers in Pasig City will join the transport strike to be staged by the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON) on Dec. 14 to 15 in protest of the Dec. 31 deadline for the public utility vehicle (PUV) consolidation given to...
President Marcos announced that the deadline for the consolidation of public utility vehicles (PUV) operators will not be extended. Marcos said the government has decided not to extend the deadline of consolidation as 70 percent of all operators in the country have complied with the requirements to...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has vowed to look into the concerns of transport groups that struggling to comply with the government’s proposed modernization program. Cayetano, during a press conference on November 25 in Baguio City, said he is ready to look into the plight of the...
On the fourth day of the nationwide transport strike, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) stressed that the consolidation of jeepney drivers and operators into either a cooperative or corporation is a non-negotiable part of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). The deadline...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) would not give in to the demand of a protesting transport group to cancel the consolidation process of drivers and operators of traditional jeepneys into a corporation or cooperative as part of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization...
Transport group Manibela will join in the last day of the nationwide three-day strike of PISTON on Wednesday, Nov. 22, and will extend it further until Friday this week to protest what it describes as lies being propagated by the government transport agencies on the Public Utility Vehicle...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is expecting that 85 percent to 90 percent of public utility vehicles (PUVs) will be consolidated into either a corporation or a cooperative after the Dec. 31 deadline for consolidation, which is part of the PUV modernization program....
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Dutere said Monday, Nov. 20, that her agencies stand ready to help the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in ensuring the commuters, both workers and students, are not affected by the ongoing transport strike. In a joint press...
Drivers and operators of passenger jeepneys have until Dec. 31 this year to consolidate and create a cooperative or corporation for them to avail of the benefits of the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory...
President Marcos believes that the shift to electric vehicle is a sensible step given the volatility of oil products in the world market. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos made the statement as he led the launching of Dongfeng Motors in the country on Monday, Oct. 16....
DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Photo by DND) The Department of National Defense (DND) got a solid backing from the Congress after the latter vowed to support its modernization and Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) programs. DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said this could translate to...
