MONDAY’S nationwide transportation strike has only allowed some commuters a glimpse of what it would be like not to see old-fashioned jeepneys on the roads; the country targets to replace traditional jeepneys by June 2020 with modern…
MALACAÑANG said it will not ask major transport groups to cancel their planned nationwide transport strike Monday and insisted the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program (PUVMP) is “long overdue.” Major transport groups are holding a protest…
THE transport department and Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) are finding ways on how the private sector and government can collaborate in certain mass transportation projects. Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade on August 11 met with…
FOTON Philippines showcased its modern PUV entry, the F-Jeepney, during the start of the Modern PUV Caravan on July 4 in Pampanga. The caravan, which will have four phases to be held until January 2020, is pushing…
ISUZU Philippines Corp. (IPC) announced it recently turned over 15 modernized PUVs to MetroExpress Connect, Inc., (MCI) a transport company which has operations in Balanga City, Bataan. The vehicles comply with the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization…
THE company contracted to build the bodies used on numerous modern jeepneys which carmakers have recently been rolling out announced it fully supports the nationwide Modern PUV Caravan initiated by government transport agencies. Centro Manufacturing Corp. said…
THE government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), launched in 2017, targets to replace the estimated 170,000 jeepneys in the country with cleaner, safer and better-equipped models by June 30, 2020. To date, only around 4,000 modernized…
PHILIPPINE distributor Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI) said it participated in the first Modern PUV Caravan held on July 4 as its expression of support for the government’s PUV Modernization Program. The caravan took off at the…
THE third part of a special Philippine Daily Inquirer report written by Jhesset O. Enano and Krixia Subingsubing, posted on Monday, tackled the issue of poor air quality in Metro Manila which commuters have to cope with,…
A GOVERNMENT-sponsored scholarship program offered to various transport cooperatives in Metro Manila was launched today in Muntinlupa City by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Called “Tsuper Iskolar,” the…
