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The December 31, 2023 deadline for the consolidation of public utility vehicles (PUVs) operators will stay and no extension will be given, said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.

The Turkish Aerospace Industries has completed the delivery of six T-129 “Atak” attack helicopters to the Philippine Air Force (PAF).   PAF said it will formally accept into service the last two units this coming December 20. In an advisory Monday night, PAF said the two T-129s, delivered last November…

THE House of Representatives endorsed for Senate approval the proposed Motor Vehicle Road Users’ Tax (MVRUT) law, which is expected to generate about P68.19 billion over five years for the modernization of public transportation. The bill flit to the Upper House after lawmakers—voting 247 affirmative, four negative, and one abstention—approved…

WITH six Israeli-made fast-attack interdiction craft (FAIC) now in its inventory and with another three expected to be assembled and delivered in the next two years, the Philippine Navy (PN) has grown more capable of defending the country’s littoral waters from hostile encroachment. Littoral refers to the area near the…

Announcement of RÁBA Automotive Holding Plc. about receiving subsidy RÁBA Automotive Holding Plc. hereby informs the par ticipants of the capital market as...

Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista assured that the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) is being polished in order

The LTFRB on Monday said it is open in offering a five-year franchise to jeepney operators as part of its negotiations with a transport group on strike.

Two more fast attack craft interdiction (FAIC) vessels were delivered to the Philippine Navy (PN) by Israel Shipyards Ltd. last Saturday, November 18, bringing the number of such vessels in the country’s inventory to six. “Two more FAIC platforms for PN were delivered to the country from Israel on November…

Piston-Cebu plans one-day transport strike against 'consolidation deadline' on Nov. 22, 2023. The protest aims to support Piston-national's three-day strike opposing the Dec. 31, 2023 deadline for PUV consolidation under the PUV Modernization Program. Stay updated with SunStar Cebu for more details.

OFFICERS of the Federation of Cebu Transport Cooperatives (FCTC) identified the high cost of fuel, passenger behavior, high monthly amortization, expensive and unavailable spare parts, daily quota, undisciplined drivers including of those using traditional jeepney units, and traffic congestion as major contributors to the multiple incidents of passengers airing their complaints against conductors and drivers of modern public utility vehicles (MPUV) who overload their units.