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The government assured on Friday that there will be no transport crisis come 2024, as it provides a month-long grace period for unconsolidated public utility vehicles (PUV) to continue their operations. The caveat, however, is that they will no longer be allowed to consolidate after the temporary reprieve. In a…

Join Piston Cebu in resisting the Dec. 31, 2023 PUV consolidation deadline under the national government’s PUV Modernization Program. Learn about the group's efforts to prevent the phaseout of traditional PUJs and the criticism against the administration's plan. Stay informed and take a stand with Piston Cebu and its allies.

LTFRB allows unconsolidated PUVs to operate on selected routes until January 31, 2024, despite non-compliance with consolidation requirement. Find out more about the latest memorandum circular and its impact on public transport operations. Read on for details. #LTFRB #PUV #PublicTransport

DOLE advocates for regularization of jeepney drivers to ensure fair treatment and employment benefits. Labor Undersecretary Benjo Benavidez expresses support for the PUV modernization program, emphasizing the need for drivers to be considered regular employees entitled to labor and social benefits, including salaries and coverage by SSS and PhilHealth. Benavidez highlights the success of a similar system in the bus sector and opposes the current boundary system in the jeepney sector due to safet...

THE Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (Piston) Cebu joined a national call for the government to delay or cancel the mandatory consolidation policy under the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization Program.

Join the rally to stop the unfair phaseout of jeepneys! Hundreds protest in Bacolod City against the government's PUV modernization program, which threatens the livelihoods of small operators and drivers. Stand with us for a more inclusive and fair modernization plan. #StopJeepneyPhaseout

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will be utilizing “cutting edge technologies” as its modernization program proceeds. This was stressed by AFP chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. in his message, as the military celebrated its 88th founding anniversary Thursday. “[We will] pursue the AFP Modernization Program to leverage cutting…

THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) will respect whatever decision the Supreme Court will hand down on the petition of Piston and other transport groups for a temporary restraining order against the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said the agency intends to keep…

BARELY two weeks before the December 31 deadline for consolidating Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) operators nationwide, majority or 70 percent of Filipinos are happy about the PUV Modernization Program that the government will fully implement as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. announced it will no longer be extended. Based on…

Jeepney units of operators and drivers who will fail to comply with the mandatory consolidation policy under the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) modernization program on or before the December 31, 2023 deadline will be considered colorum.