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 ...

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 — To make the jeepney modernization program work, local manufacturer Sarao Motors views retrofitting traditional jeepneys as a more cost-effective option for drivers than buying a ...

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 ...

Philippine jeepney drivers have received a reprieve after the government deferred a plan to phase out the iconic but smoke-belching public transport vehicles and replace them with modern mini-buses.

Filipino jeepney drivers, operators, and their supporters conducted a two-day transport strike to protest the government’s modernization program, which critics said would lead to the phaseout of the ...

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 ...

The year 2023 ended in the Philippines with several transport groups holding nationwide protests aimed at pressuring the government to reconsider its program that will lead to the phaseout of jeepneys ...

Last week, more than 10,000 jeepney drivers and owners marched in the Philippine capital of Metro Manila and other parts of the country to protest the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization ...