Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday, April 27, said the government should expedite the distribution of fuel subsidy to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators as they grapple with the weekly spike in oil prices. Poe, chair of the Senate Committee on Public Services, said that aside from...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Thursday sought an inventory of public transportation in the country to include the number of public utility vehicles, operators, drivers and other transport franchise holders to ensure a more efficient distribution of financial aid meant to...
Senators on Thursday lauded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the “timely response” of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow the continued distribution of fuel subsidy to the public sector. “The order to allow the resumption of fuel subsidy distribution to public utility...
The Taguig City government has issued an updated list of guidelines covering rules under Alert Level 1 as set by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF). From March 1 to 15, the National Capital Region including Taguig will be under Alert Level 1, the lowest community quarantine classification. This is...
A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney stop in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 14, 2022 in line with the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy in the capital region while under the more stringent Alert Level 3. (Ali...
The "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy for commuters using public transportation in Metro Manila has been lifted on Tuesday, Feb. 1, as the capital region moved back into the more relaxed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Alert Level 2, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. (NOEL PABALATE /...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso will prioritize the construction of main roads, connectors between districts, and more space for vehicles in Metro Manila if elected president in the upcoming national elections. Domagoso bared his plan during his 10-point “Bilis Kilos” economic...
Senatorial aspirant and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Sunday urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to reconsider its plan to implement the phaseout of traditional jeepneys as this would be another burden to Filipinos during this pandemic....
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it would support the implementation of the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy outside Metro Manila should local government units (LGUs) decide to adopt the same scheme currently being imposed in the National Capital Region. A “No Vaccination, No Ride”...
The government has set a deadline for unvaccinated and partially vaccinated workers in Metro Manila to complete their COVID-19 jabs to continue using public transportation under the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) In a joint statement, the Department of...
Malacañang said the government will not be issuing COVID-19 vaccination exemption cards that will supposedly allow those unvaccinated against the coronavirus to go out amid the ongoing surge of cases. Regional Highway Patrol Unit (RHPU) - National Capital Region (NCR) led by Chief PLt. Col. Joel...
Amid public uproar on the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) stressed that the exemptions on the scheme have already been stated in the guidelines even before its implementation. Regional Highway Patrol Unit (RHPU) - National Capital Region (NCR) led by Chief...
