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 ...

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 — 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The board said it is “determined to implement the program” saying “its benefits far outweigh the misunderstood program flaws,” said chairman Teofilo Guadiz III. Jeepney drivers protesting the ...