Free Wi-Fi, pay card system required for new jeepneys

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/09/2017

IMAGINE having free Wi-Fi and paying with a card instead of cash for your next ride on board a passenger jeepney. That, along with closed-circuit TV (CCTV) and dashboard cameras and a global navigation satellite system (GNSS),…

MAO BA?

Editorial 02/20/2017

ABSENT-MINDED CABBIE The reminder not to text while driving doesn’t just apply to motorists but also public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers who have passengers to fetch and drive to their destination. A taxi driver picked up a…

Why coasters are better than jeepneys

Stephen D. Capillas 11/03/2016

The passenger jeepney is probably the most common form of public utility vehicle (PUV) in the streets, and to many commuters it’s the first affordable, viable mass transport option that comes to mind whenever they step out…

That Waze survey and the ‘Train to Busan’

Stephen D. Capillas 09/22/2016

Anyone who experienced Metro Cebu’s traffic, regardless of how horrible it may be to some, may still be surprised by the recent Waze survey that showed Metro Cebu’s roads, streets and traffic to be the most unfriendly…

Ban ‘Pokemon Go’ in all public areas – Alcover

Margarette Managaytay 09/13/2016

BEWARE Pokemon Goers. Your playing days in public places across the City of Cebu are numbered as officials begin a review of a proposed ordinance regulating the game’s “playing zones” here. A draft ordinance by Cebu City…

PUV drivers warned: Don’t play Pokemon Go while driving

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/08/2016

TO avoid accidents, public utility vehicle drivers are warned not to play Pokemon Go while they are driving. Regional Director Ahmed Cuizon of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) posted the warning…

Jeepneys to unload only at terminals

07/27/2016

PASSENGER jeepneys will only be allowed to load and unload at designated terminals in Mandaue City, the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) said Wednesday. TEAM chief of operations Glenn Antigua said they took their cue from…

Jeepney drivers warned against trip-cutting

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/18/2016

PUBLIC utility vehicle (PUV) drivers who practice trip cutting will lose their license or pay fines ranging from P3,000 to P6,000. Vice chairman Rey Elnar of the regional Land Transportation Franchise and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7) issued this…

Citrasco to Metro Cebu LGUs: Solve traffic congestion

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/02/2016

A transport group appealed to the local government units (LGUs) in Metro Cebu to solve traffic gridlocks in their towns and cities as it has been affecting the livelihood of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers. Ryan Benjamin…

Provisional fare rate

04/07/2016

So what else was new with last Monday’s rally by a handful of taxi operators and drivers in front of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board regional office? Those who joined the rally led by the…

45 percent increase in Mandaue city vehicles

07/22/2015

The volume of private vehicles registered in Mandaue City increased by 45 percent since 2012, a clear factor in traffic congestion experienced today. Official figures show that private-owned cars outnumber jeepneys and other public utility vehicles by…

Warrants out for 59 PUV drivers

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/06/2014

Fifty-nine public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers were issued bench warrants by the court for not paying their traffic violation fines in Cebu City. Tthe warrants were issued by Metropolitan Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) Branch 1 Judge…

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