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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Enforcers from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) caught a jeepney driver in Quezon City for alleged reckless ...

Jeepney drivers protesting the modernization plan on December 29, 2023 near Mendiola, Manila. - Jose Santos/NurPhoto/Getty Images “We will continue to calibrate each component of the program in ...

MANILA, Philippines — In Alvin Ocampo’s 18-year-old jeepney, the dashboard is held together with yards of peeling electrical tape. The only concession to Manila’s stifling heat is a fan screwed to the ...

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• A video of a jeepney driver telling his sole passenger, Marya Anghel Bernal, "I won't give you away, you're mine," has gone viral on social media • The driver's heartwarming promise and friendly ...

Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) and Bacolod Traffic and Transport Management Department (BTTMD) have served show cause orders on J ...

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 ...

A group of Catholic lawyers in the Philippines have helped spur efforts to help those hit hardest by the pandemic by giving out cash and grocery packs. The recipients of their generosity were drivers ...

Philippine jeepney drivers started a 12-day strike on Monday to protest the phaseout of the iconic public transportation that would give way to carbon-free mini buses. They’re demonstrating against a ...

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 ...