MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — As diesel-powered jeepneys benefit from the national government’s fuel subsidy program, drivers of gasoline-powered units are hoping they, too, will be included in the discounts amid persistently high fuel prices. Jeepney driver Steve…
Public utility jeepney (PUJ) drivers in Cebu received ₱1,500 in fuel subsidy on Monday, May 25, as part of the government’s continuing assistance program for transport workers affected by high fuel prices.…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Financial aid for qualified traditional and modern public utility jeepney (PUJ) drivers in Cebu will begin its rollout on Monday, May 25, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7)…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Public utility jeepney (PUJ) drivers who have not yet claimed their government cash assistance during the initial payout period can still receive their aid on Friday, May 15, said the Department of Social…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Under the scorching afternoon heat, hundreds of PUJ drivers gathered at the Capitol Grounds on April 9 as the Cebu Provincial Government, in coordination with LTFRB-7, began distributing 10 kilos of rice to…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Free rides sound good on paper, but for many traditional jeepney drivers in Cebu, the government’s “Libreng Sakay” program is neither “fair nor real help.” Transport group PISTON Cebu criticized the program rolled…
MANILA, Philippines —House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to extend the implementation of the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program until the government addresses the issues faced by jeepney drivers and…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON)-Cebu Chapter and Panaghugpong Kadamay Cebu, on Tuesday, March 8, staged a protest beside a gasoline station in Barangay Paknaan Mandaue City, to object…
Princess Diana of Wales once said, “carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” These words are truly demonstrated…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — A total of 14 Traditional Public Utility Jeepney (TPUJ) drivers were apprehended and their units impounded on Wednesday, April 2021, by the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) for lack of required documents…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Starting on Monday, the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) will be going after drivers who ply routes in the city despite their lack of necessary permits. Edwin Anthony Jumao-as, TEAM executive director,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – In his 12 years of driving traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJs) in some of Cebu City’s busiest routes, it never occurred to Ronald Sagario that it will come to a grinding halt. And…
