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With the first season of work completed by subcontractors Granite Construction and Condon-Johnson & Associates, Inc., Manson prepares for Season 2 at the Port of Alaska.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) refuted claims that they are favoring China-made mini-buses to replace the traditional jeepneys under the government’s Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization Program (PUVMP).

A lawmaker emphasized on Wednesday that transport operators, including drivers, would need up to P7,000 per day to meet loan obligations, enabling drivers to earn sufficient income for their families if they were to invest in a modern jeepney valued at P2.8 million. During the hearing of the House Committee…

Elmer Francisco of famed jeepney manufacturer Francisco Motors tells Rappler its time to ‘hit the pause button’ and deal with the program’s problems – from coop ‘kingpins’ to insufficient subsidies

Now that the December 31 deadline has passed, jeepney operators no longer have a chance to form a consolidated entity

Public utility vehicle consolidation applications spike before deadline

Following the expiry of the December 31 deadline, several public utility jeepney (PUJ) operators have been left unconsolidated even after they tried joining some transport cooperatives. 

Jeepney consolidation rates in NCR remain low at only about 33%, prompting the government to allow unconsolidated jeepneys to continue plying select routes until January 31, 2024

The free rides in Bacolod City come despite looming threats posed by a pricey modernization program on the jeepney drivers' livelihood

Philippines: Jeepney drivers hold two-week national strike; India: Andhra Pradesh childcare workers still on strike for higher pay; Pakistan: National Foods workers in Karachi occupy factory; Australia: Royal Flying Doctor Service nurses reject latest pay offer