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Cebu transport groups 'not ready' for in-person classes

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Posted at Jul 18 12:58 PM

Transport groups in Cebu said they were not ready for the resumption of full in-person classes by November. Read more »

Jeepney sector under gov't control? Group weighs in

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Posted at Jun 09 03:46 PM

A commuters' group backed a proposal for government to take over the jeepney sector, as its drivers grappled with rising fuel prices. Read more »

MRT-3 operates 4-car train for 'first time in recent history'

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Updated as of Mar 11 12:01 PM

The transportation department said the MRT-3 has successfully operated a 4-car train for the first time in recent history. Read more »

LTFRB tells drivers: No standing passengers allowed amid Alert Level 1

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Posted at Mar 02 04:19 PM

Zona Tamayo, LTFRB's regional director for Metro Manila, said public utility vehicles should only operate at a hundred percent seating capacity. Read more »

DOTr: NCR minors still barred from public transport

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Updated as of Nov 06 03:10 PM

Minors in the capital region are still barred from taking public transport even if they are with their parents or guardians. Read more »

Gov't OKs increase in PUV capacity in Metro Manila

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Posted at Oct 29 02:09 PM

The IATF has approved a gradual increase of passenger capacity for public utility vehicles in Metro Manila and nearby areas starting next week. Read more »

Gov't urged: Release fuel subsidy directly to drivers

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Posted at Oct 26 06:35 PM

A transport group on Tuesday urged government to release fuel subsidy directly to public utility drivers to help them cope with rising costs of fuel. Read more »

Senator backs cash aid for PUV drivers as fuel prices soar

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Posted at Oct 25 11:04 AM

Reelectionist senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Monday he would push for the implementation of cash aid for public utility drivers as fuel prices soar. Read more »

DOTr offers free rides for essentials workers as ECQ hampers transport

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Posted at Mar 30 02:52 PM

Essential workers who commute and others who are authorized outside of their residence during the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine in the so-called NCR Plus could avail of free rides in 44 routes around Metro Manila and its adjacent areas, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday. Read more »

Transport officials: Expect fewer commuters in Holy Week amid ECQ

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 29 08:18 AM

Passenger capacities have been reduced and business operations have started to wind down ahead of the Holy Week break.  Read more »

Palace approves return of provincial buses in point-to-point routes

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 01:21 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet have approved the return of provincial buses in point-to-point routes, Malacañang said on Tuesday, as authorities sought to further reopen the economy following a slump due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Labor dept seeks 70 pct public transport capacity to ferry more workers

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Posted at Oct 19 09:31 AM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello on Monday urged government to increase public vehicles' capacity to 70 percent as transportation remains a problem for workers. Read more »

LTFRB: Public vehicles to see 'significant increase' in 2-3 weeks

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Updated as of Oct 15 06:41 PM

Public vehicles allowed to ply the roads will see a "significant increase" in less than a month, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said Thursday, as the government sought to boost mass transport and the pandemic-battered economy.    Read more »

Driver's license required: DOTr to release guidelines as scooter use booms amid pandemic

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Posted at Sep 22 01:14 PM

The Department of Transportation will release guidelines on the use of electric scooters, which has attracted new users while the mass transport remains limited to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, an official said Tuesday. Read more »

MRT fields record-high 22 train sets as gov't expands public transportation

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 12:00 PM

The MRT-3 deployed a new record-high 22 train sets this week as the Philippines sought to expand public transportation to resuscitate the coronavirus-hit economy.   Read more »

‘Pang-diesel lang’: Mga tsuper idinadaing ang kita dahil sa PUV distancing

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Posted at Sep 19 06:26 PM

Dumadaing ang ilang tsuper sa kawalan ng kita sa ipinapatupad na distancing rules ng gobyerno sa mga pampublikong sasakyan. Read more »

PUV drivers risk fines with 1-meter distancing violation: police

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Posted at Sep 18 12:31 PM

Public utility vehicle drivers could have their license confiscated and face a fine if their passengers are seated less than a meter apart, a rule meant to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, police said Friday.    Read more »

More PUVs instead of shorter distancing? Transport dept says already doing so

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Updated as of Sep 18 08:54 AM

The transport department said Friday it was already letting more public vehicles back on the road, even before medical experts asked them do so instead of cutting coronavirus distancing rules to accommodate more passengers. Read more »

2 ex-DOH chiefs back shorter coronavirus distancing in public vehicles

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Posted at Sep 18 07:34 AM

A group of experts that include former Health Secretaries Esperanza Cabral and Manuel Dayrit support the easing of physical distancing rules meant to curb coronavirus infections in the mass transport system. Read more »

OPINION: Restore one-meter physical distancing

Action for Economic Reforms
Posted at Sep 17 09:26 PM

The correct approach is not to reduce physical distancing but to increase the supply of safe public utility vehicles (PUVs) during the emergency. Read more »