Six years have passed since the Philippines transportation department launched the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). This initiative aims to bring the country's public ...

Philippine transport groups yesterday launched a weeklong, nationwide strike to protest a government transport modernization program that drivers say could threaten the country’s jeepneys – an ...

MANILA, Philippines — A neophyte lawmaker has proposed condoning all loans related to the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) that were incurred by public utility jeepney (PUJ) drivers and ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines' iconic passenger jeepney, once regarded as Manila's "King of the Road," is chugging toward change and uncertainty. A remnant of World War II, the gaudily ...

MANILA, Philippines — There will be a provisional fare hike of P1 for traditional jeepneys and P2 for modern jeepneys, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced. This announcement came amid ...

Philippine jeepney drivers are worried the government's phase-out plan will hurt them financially - Copyright AFP JAM STA ROSA Philippine jeepney drivers are worried ...

While jeepneys now vie with buses, vans and motorbikes for passengers, they are still a common sight and sound in the archipelago nation - Copyright AFP Kazuhiro NOGI ...

MANILA >> Philippine transport groups launched a nationwide strike Monday to protest a government program drivers fear would phase out traditional jeepneys, which have become a cultural icon, and ...

CEBU, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) has summoned the driver of a modern public utility jeepney (MPUJ) for reckless driving, following an incident that was ...

Philippine jeepney drivers staged a noisy protest in the capital Manila on Tuesday over the government's plan to phase out the smoke-belching vehicles and replace them with modern mini-buses. Jeepneys ...