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Here is a list of unique features of the traditional Philippine Jeepney, the public utility vehicle that hit the headlines this week after drivers staged a transport strike to reject the government's modernization program which threatened to phase out the "King of the Road" as the world knows it.

According to Lt Gen Stephen P Parreño PAF, Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force, “This aircraft will surely enhance our Air Force’s capabilities to

A transport group presented an alternative version of a modernized jeepney which it claimed is cheaper than the imported minibus presented by the

The local government units of the cities of Navotas, Malabon, and Quezon have announced that face-to-face classes will resume on Thursday, March 9, after the transport strike by public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators ended on Wednesday. The Quezon City government said that in-person c

Women-led groups, along with other progressive organizations, commemorated the International Women’s Day on Wednesday, March 8 by urging the national government to grant higher wages, ensure job security, and promote the protection of all Filipinos.  (Photo courtesy of Gabriela) “We link arms

Davao groups reject PUV modernization

Over the past weeks, jeepney drivers, operators, and the government have been at odds over the planned Jeepney phaseout in favor of more modern public utility vehicles (PUVs). To get a better understanding of how it’s supposed to work, we detail all sides of the issues here.

The transportation department was reminded of the Filipinos' constitutional rights to assemble and free speech following threats to revoke franchises of

Protests will be held in Metro Manila, southern Tagalog, Calabarzon, Bicol, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Ilocos region, Bulacan and Baguio City.

Piston Cebu holds rally, asks for resignation of LTFRB 7 chief