Many cooperatives that borrowed from the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) have struggled to meet their obligations under the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program, the bank's chief executive said. During a Senate budget hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 27, Michael de Jesus, DBP...
The Philippine Army (PA) and United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) test fire the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during the Salaknib Exercise at the Canantong Fire Base in Laur, Nueva Ecija on Aug. 9, 2024. (Photo: PA) Recognizing the complex situation in the West Philippine Sea...
AFP) Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel said the modernization program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will receive a record-high P50 billion in funding under the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025. “The sum of...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, August 7 clarified that the Senate’s intention to pursue the temporary suspension of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) is to give government time to thresh out and fix the issues hounding the program. ...
The modernization of public utility vehicles (PUV) will continue as President Marcos disagreed with calls for the program's suspension. "I disagree with them because sinasabi nila minadali (they are saying it was rushed). This has been postponed seven times," Marcos said in an ambush interview in...
The national government has already spent billions of pesos for the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization Program since it was rolled out in 2018, the Department of Transportation said on Saturday, Aug. 3, as it expressed opposition to the suspension of its implementation. The PUV...
A total of 22 senators signed a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to temporarily suspend the implementation of the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP), formerly known as the PUV Modernization Program. Those who authored Senate Resolution (SR) No. 1096 dated July 30,...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, July 31 welcomed the United States government’s groundbreaking decision to allocate an additional $500-million in military financing to the Philippines. Escudero said this substantial investment aimed at modernizing the Armed...
Leaders and members of the so-called “Magnificent 7” in the transport sector have expressed opposition to the proposal to stop the full implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization Program. In a statement, the Magnificent 7 said a lof their members have already invested so...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime J. Bautista is seeking an additional budget to pave the way to the hiring of additional 4,000 personnel for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) within this year. The hiring of more personnel, according to Bautista, is part of the modernization...
Marred by several problems in its implementation, the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) may be put to a halt as a Senate panel is set to come up with a resolution urging President Marcos to temporarily suspend it. Sen. Raffy Tulfo hopes to see positive results as the...
Authorities shrugged off the three-day protest action of transport group Manibela amid the continuous implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization Program, part of it is the prohibition of those who failed to meet the April 30 deadline for consolidation to ply their routes. And...
