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How ‘final extension’ of PUV consolidation affects jeepney operators, commuters

Until April 30, jeepney and UV Express operators may still join an existing cooperative or corporation, or form their own. But the option to keep their individual franchise is off the table......»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

Check if your jeepney, UV Express route will still exist by February 1

There are 395 jeepney and 108 UV Express routes that could be wiped out in Metro Manila by February 1. Check this database to see if your route is one of them......»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsJan 23rd, 2024

2 dead, 15 injured in car crash in Philippines

MANILA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two people, including a two-year-old girl, were killed and 15 others injured after a passenger jeepney's brake failed, causing it to hit several vehicles in the Philippines' Laguna province, south of Manila, police said Saturday. The accident occurred past 5 p.m. local time on Friday in Nagcarlan town while the jeepney was negotiating a descending road, police said. The wayward.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsJan 20th, 2024

2 dead, 15 injured in car crash in Philippines

MANILA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two people, including a two-year-old girl, were killed and 15 others injured after a passenger jeepney's brake failed, causing it to hit several vehicles in the Philippines' Laguna province, south of Manila, police said Saturday. The accident occurred past 5 p.m. local time on Friday in Nagcarlan town while the jeepney was negotiating a descending road, police said. The wayward.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsJan 20th, 2024

PNP refutes claims of blocking jeepney drivers protesting PUVMP

The Philippine National Police denied reports of blocking protesting jeepney drivers bound for a transport caravan against the public utility vehicle modernization program......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 16th, 2024

Man arrested for jeepney rob try

A man who tried to rob a jeepney driver was arrested following a standoff with police in Sta. Mesa, Manila on Friday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 13th, 2024

A Call for a Just Transition to Modern Jeepneys

We, the Philippine Misereor Partnership, Inc. (PMPI), a social development and advocacy network of more than 250 church faith-based groups, non-governmental organizations, and people's organizations in the Philippines,  stand in solidarity with the jeepney drivers and operators who are facing the threat of losing their livelihood due to the jeepney modernization program. We support their.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsJan 12th, 2024

‘Miners and anays’ – anti-business

From jeepney modernization to issues involving the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, both houses of Congress are now investigating the mechanics of the jeepney modernization program and the franchise of the NGCP......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 11th, 2024

BSP planning wholesale digital currency drop by 2026

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, our country’s central bank, is planning to launch a “central bank digital currency” within two years......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 16th, 2024

Cebu Daily Newscast: P25 fare increase: Jeepney drivers to demand this hike if…

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Thursday, May 2, 2024. P25 fare increase: Jeepney drivers to demand this hike if… Ordinary passengers who rely on commuting daily will face a much greater burden on their wallets, as jeepney drivers will.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

PUJ driver offers free rides, snacks to passengers on his birthday

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A jeepney driver from Balud, San Fernando, offered free rides to his passengers on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, as he celebrated his 53rd birthday. Catalino Villasan said that he has been doing this since 2018. In addition to the free rides, he also gave free burgers to his first 60 passengers......»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

TESDA courses as alternative for unconsolidated PUV drivers? Jeepney drivers weigh in

Unconsolidated jeepney drivers and operators are now at risk of losing their source of income if the Supreme Court does not issue a temporary restraining order on the memorandum circulars of the Department of Transportation and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, which would enable the implementation of the consolidation deadline......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 30th, 2024

Jeepney strike under way in Philippines as deadline to modernise nears - Philippines

Government tells operators they must join cooperatives by Tuesday and gradually replace their vehicles with greener options A three-day strike by drivers of jeepneys in the Philippines began on Monday as transport groups warned that thousands could be pushed off the roads by government modernisation plans. The jeepney is the backbone of the Philippines transport system. The customised, privately-owned buses, which look li.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

PISTON knocks on SC: Halt PUV consolidation deadline

In a last effort to attempt save their livelihoods, jeepney drivers led by transport group PISTON asked the Supreme Court to postpone the implementation of the public utility vehicle consolidation a day before its deadline. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

PISTON announces transport strike from April 29 to May 1

Jeepney drivers are preparing for a three-day nationwide strike set for the following week to protest against the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program and the approaching April 30 deadline for the consolidation of jeepney franchises......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 27th, 2024

Transport strike kinasa sa Lunes

Muli na namang maglulunsad ng tigil-pasada ang dalawang transport group sa Lunes, Abril 15 upang iprotesta ang nalalapit na deadline sa consolidation ng prangkisa ng mga traditional jeepney. The post Transport strike kinasa sa Lunes first appeared on Abante......»»

Category: newsSource:  abanteRelated NewsApr 11th, 2024

PISTON, Manibela announce April 15 strike vs PUVMP consolidation deadline

Two progressive groups announced a "tigil-pasada" starting this Monday to protest the April 30 franchise consolidation deadline under the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program — a requisite before the jeepney's eventual phase out......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 11th, 2024

Passenger car crash kills 2, injures 22 in Philippines

MANILA, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and 22 others injured after a jeepney crashed into a roadside tree in Batangas province, south of Manila, police said Sunday. Police said the accident happened at 4:45 p.m. local time on Saturday when the driver lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a descending curve in Lobo town. The 54-year-old male driver and a 52-year-old male passenger died.....»»

Category: lifestyleSource:  abscbnRelated NewsApr 1st, 2024

Jade Castro, 3 others freed after court finds arrest invalid

Film director Jade Castro and his three friends who were previously arrested after being accused of burning a modern jeepney in Quezon province were released from the Catanauan Bureau of Jail Management and Penology facility. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 12th, 2024

Direk Jade Castro, 3 iba pa pinalaya na matapos makulong ng 40 araw

MAKALIPAS ang 40 araw, pinalaya na ang direktor na si Jade Castro at ang tatlo pa niyang kasamahan matapos kasuhan sa pagsunog umano ng isang modern jeepney sa Catanauan, Quezon noong January 28. Kagabi, March 11, nakalabas na sa Bureau of Jail Management Penology (BJMP) ng Catanauan si Direk Jade at sina Ernesto Orcine, Noel.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 12th, 2024