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PUV groups air concerns on subsidy distribution

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 11:27 PM

Public utility drivers in the Philippines may start receiving fuel subsidies by next week. Read more »

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

ABS-CBN News
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 »

LTFRB: PUV units to get P6,500 each in fuel subsidy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 03:35 PM

Zona Tamayo, LTFRB's regional director for Metro Manila, said the fuel subsidy will be received via the drivers' Pantawid Pasada Card. Read more »

No to traditional PUV Phase-out

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 02:19 PM

Jeepney drivers and operators led by PISTON protest the impending phase-out of traditional Public Utility Vehicles under the government's proposed modernization program, in front of the LTO in Quezon City on Tuesday. Read more »

BOI says amended Public Service Act to boost growth

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Posted at Feb 08 03:57 PM

The Board of Investments said the amended Public Service Act will boost foreign direct investments and fuel economic growth once it is enacted into law. Read more »

Duterte OKs Maynilad, Manila Water franchises

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Updated as of Jan 07 06:56 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed laws granting 25-year franchises to Maynilad and Manila Water. Read more »

Pangakong fuel subsidy hindi pa rin naipapatupad - grupo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 12:21 PM

Pinuna ng isang grupo ang pamahalaan dahil hindi pa rin naibibigay ang pangakong fuel subsidy sa mga tsuper sa kabila ng pagtaas ng presyo ng langis. Read more »

Fuel subsidy for PUV drivers may be out next week

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 08:36 AM

Funding for fuel subsidies for public utility drivers is expected to be released by next week, the LTFRB said. Read more »

70 pct passenger capacity for PUVs starts Nov. 4

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 04:33 PM

Passenger capacity for rail lines and select public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Metro Manila will be increased to 70 percent from 50 percent beginning Nov. 4. the Department of Transportation said Wednesday. Read more »

Senator backs cash aid for PUV drivers as fuel prices soar

ABS-CBN News
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 »

Pagbibigay ng cash aid sa mga tsuper kinokonsidera

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 10:04 AM

Kinokonsidera ng House Committee on Transportation ang pagbibigay ng subsidiya sa mga tsuper bunsod ng sunod-sunod na oil price hike. Read more »

AC Energy joint venture gets Vietnam energy storage deal

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Posted at Oct 18 10:33 AM

AC Energy on Monday said it was awarded a grant for the pilot of a utility-scale battery energy storage system in Vietnam together with partner AMI Renewables. Read more »

Duterte says water concessionaires not off the hook despite new contracts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 12:57 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte warned the 2 water concessionaires operating in Metro Manila and nearby areas that he can still go after them even if he signs new contracts with these companies.  Read more »

Vivant wins bid to set up desalination plant in Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 03:11 PM

The desalination plant will augment the limited bulk water supply of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District, Vivant said. Read more »

LTFRB allows more PUVs on the road

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 11:23 AM

Public utility buses queue as they wait for passengers along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Monday. Read more »

Volkswagen pulls a fast one: 'Voltswagen' rebrand a ruse

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 31 09:06 AM

VW spokesman Mark Gillies said in an email late Tuesday that the "Voltswagen" rebrand was a joke after the Wall Street Journal and other media reported that the announcement was indeed a ruse. Read more »

Ilang PUVs sa Commonwealth sa QC, lumalabag sa health protocols

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 09:47 AM

MAYNILA - Kahit na naghigpit ang pamahalaan sa pagpapatupad ng safety protocols bunsod ng pagsipa ng kaso ng COVID-19 sa Metro Manila, marami pa ring pampublikong transportasyon, partikular sa Quezon City, ang nakitang lumalabag sa safety protocols.   Read more »

Be 'extra diligent' in disinfecting PUVs: Transport dept tells operators

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Posted at Mar 15 02:15 PM

The Department of Transportation said Monday operators of public transport vehicles should be "extra diligent" in disinfecting vehicles after a video of workers mindlessly cleaning an MRT-3 train went viral.    Read more »

Pickup bumangga sa poste sa Tuguegarao; 4 patay, ilang lugar nag-brownout

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 04:39 PM

Patay ang 4 na pasahero ng isang pickup truck matapos bumangga ang saskayan sa poste ng kuryente sa Tuguegarao City noong gabi ng Lunes, isang insidenteng nagdulot ng brownout sa ilang lugar sa lungsod. Read more »

Jeepney modernization: Road paved with difficulties, debt, danger

Mikael Angelo S. Francisco
Posted at Jan 07 03:12 AM

Even before COVID-19, jeepney driver Ernie Cruz had already been preparing to navigate a bumpy ride ahead of him: the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), or the jeepney modernization program.  Read more »