Sen. Imee Marcos called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to revoke its "deadly deadlines" for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) which according to her, has fallen short of compliance since 2017. In a statement on Thursday, Dec. 28, Marcos said there is a need to...
Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito is in favor of extending the December 31 deadline of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) given to transport groups to consolidate to either corporation or cooperative. Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito, during Tuesday’s...
More than half of Filipinos expressed support for the government’s jeepney modernization program, according to the results of a Tangere survey released on Wednesday, March 22. In the latest Tangere survey conducted from March 7 to 10, it found that 53 percent of Filipinos approve of the...
Manny Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) on Monday signed definitive agreements to purchase significant minority stake in Byahe (registered as On-Us Solutions Inc). The investment will be made through MPT Mobility Corp., MPTC’s unit for mobility services. L-R, front:...
TUAO WEST, Cagayan -- Travelers may now experience the first modernized public utility vehicle in this province. The five Modernized Public Utility Jeepneys (Class 3) units of Tuao United Builders Transport Cooperative which will ply the routes Tuguegarao City-Tuao, Cagayan via Piat were...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said that the fuel subsidy to be distributed under the Pantawid Pasada Program will not be enough to keep the transport system running as the successive increases in oil prices are seen to affect the sector for a prolonged period. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB) "The...
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 /...
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...
The government should apologize for public confusion created by the implementation of the "no vaccination, no ride", especially on the issue pertaining to who should be exempted from the policy, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Wednesday, Jan. 19....
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) reiterated that its “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy being implemented in all public transportation in Metro Manila has exemptions, adding that the measure is only temporary while the region is under Alert Level 3. A “No Vaccination, No Ride” sign is...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) started on Monday, Jan. 17, the implementation of the "No Vaccination, No Ride" policy on public transportation in Metro Manila as part of measures to restrict the movement of unvaccinated individuals amid the rising cases of COVID-19. Regional Highway Patrol...
