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New ride-hailing app inDrive suspended due to fare-haggling system

Prior to the suspension order, inDrive was positioning itself to make a splash as a competitor to Grab. Now, its plans are on pause after the LTFRB questioned its fare-haggling system......»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsJan 24th, 2024

Poe to LTFRB: Show routes affected in PUVMP

Sen. Grace Poe is urging the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to publicize a complete list of routes and ensure mobility of the commuting public once the public utility vehicle modernization program is implemented......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 23rd, 2024

EDITORIAL - Minimum inconvenience

With just over a week to go before the deadline, 313 routes in the National Capital Region still lack a consolidated transport service entity, according to data from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. After a one-month grace period, the LTFRB says it will no longer give another extension of the deadline, as it cited a 76.6 percent consolidation rate nationwide......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 23rd, 2024

556 E-bike crashes recorded in NCR in 2023 — LTFRB

According to data of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, the e-bike crashes in the National Capital Region (NCR) resulted in 281 instances of property damage, 273 non-fatal injuries and two fatal injuries. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 18th, 2024

SC asked to junk PISTON-led petition vs PUVMP

The DOTR and its attached agency, LTFRB, asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the petition of the PISTON-led transport groups assailing the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP)......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 17th, 2024

Davao City jeepneys won’t be affected by PUVMP consolidation, says LTFRB exec

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 January) – Public utility jeepneys in this city will not be affected by the ongoing efforts to consolidate jeepney drivers and operators under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), which the government is implementing in the hopes of modernizing public transportation in the country, an official of the Land […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanewsRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

LTFRB won’t dictate PUV brand in modernization program

No specific vehicle brand or model would be required from transport cooperatives and operators under the public utility vehicle modernization program of the government......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 10th, 2024

Sandigan upholds conviction of TLRC execs over ‘pork’ scam

The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of three officials of the abolished state firm Technology and Livelihood Resource Center for graft and malversation of public funds in connection with their alleged involvement in the pork barrel fund scam......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Punta Engaño residents want barangay officials suspended for graft

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Several residents from four Sitios in Barangay Punta Engaño in Lapu-Lapu City have filed a complaint before the Ombudsman Visayas for violation of R.A. 3019 otherwise known as The Anti Graft and Corrupt Practices Act against their barangay officials due to the continued ship wrecking operation of M/V Diamond Highway in.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

‘Pharma war’

Ombudsman Samuel Martires forwarded one after the other to Sandiganbayan last week the twin cases of graft and corruption charges involving former top government officials of the previous administration......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 12th, 2024

Rama to contest suspension order in Supreme Court, readies legal fight

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama stays firm despite being ordered a preventive suspension by the Ombudsman. He now plans to ask for Supreme Court intervention, believing the decision might be politically motivated. Rama questions the fairness of the anti-graft office’s six-month suspension, stating he and seven other City Hall officials weren’t given.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 11th, 2024

Ombudsman: Ex-DBM exec swak sa Pharmally scam

Hindi umubra ang paliwanag ni dating Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao sa Ombudsman kaya tuloy ang graft case nito kaugnay ng P4 bilyong Pharmally scam. The post Ombudsman: Ex-DBM exec swak sa Pharmally scam first appeared on Abante......»»

Category: newsSource:  abanteRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Cebu City Mayor Mike Rama suspended for 6 months

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has been placed under suspension by the Office of the Ombudsman. The state’s anti-graft investigating body on Wednesday, May 8 announced that they ordered to put Rama under preventive suspension for six months. READ MORE: 4 ex-tax mappers pay of Cebu City ‘signed’ but… 4 Cebu.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Ombudsman sacks BFAR chief for graft

Ombudsman Samuel Martires has dismissed Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources director Demosthenes Escoto, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr. confirmed yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

Dismissal of graft charges vs Blaan chieftain lauded

Blaan and T’boli tribe members in South Cotabato province were elated after the Ombudsman dismissed the corruption charges against a renowned tribal leader. He was earlier accused of mishandling of government funds, for them a landmark dispensation of justice benefiting their communities......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 8th, 2024

Romblon lawmaker, ex-Eastern Samar government cleared in fertilizer scam

Romblon Rep. Eleandro Jesus Madrona and former Eastern Samar governor Clotilde Salazar have been cleared of graft in connection with the 2004 fertilizer fund scam......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 2nd, 2024

3 ex-NABCOR officials get 8 years for graft

The Sandiganbayan has sentenced three officials of the now defunct state firm National Agribusiness Corp. (NABCOR) to up to eight years in prison over the allegedly anomalous procurement of P95.5 million worth of post-harvest facilities and equipment in 2007 to 2008......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 29th, 2024

Sandigan denies ex-PNP exec’s bid to junk helicopter case

The Sandiganbayan has denied a bid by former Senior Police Officer 4 Ma. Linda Padojinog to dismiss the graft case against her that stemmed from the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) purchase of allegedly overpriced, second-hand helicopters in 2009......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 23rd, 2024

Tax credit scam: 5 ex-DOF execs get 8 years

The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of five former officials of the Department of Finance for graft over the multibillion-peso tax credit scam in the 1990s......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2024

3 TLRC execs get 26 years for ‘pork’ scam

The Sandiganbayan yesterday sentenced three ranking officials of the abolished state firm Technology and Livelihood Resource Center to serve up to 26 years in prison for graft and malversation of public funds in connection with their involvement in the “pork barrel” fund scam......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 6th, 2024