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Manibela to hold nationwide transport protest on Jan. 16

CNN Philippines Staff — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 12:55:49 +0000

The deadline for the registration for the franchise consolidation under the PUV modernization program ended on Dec. 31. 2023. Some of those who failed to consolidate will be allowed to ply their routes until Jan. 31. Unconsolidated PUVs will be considered colorum starting Feb. 1. Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 14) — Manibela will hold

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NAIA posts all-time high flight record in 2023

CNN Philippines Staff — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 14:14:26 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 6) — The number of flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) exceeded pre-pandemic levels at nearly 280,000 last year, an all-time high in its history, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said Saturday. According to MIAA, there were 279,953 flights in 2023, including 171,605 domestic and 108,348 international

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DOTr official: Cooperatives ready to hire jeepney drivers

Mariel Celine Serquiña, CNN Philippines — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 18:02:59 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 5) — Unconsolidated jeepney drivers may still keep their jobs as public utility vehicle (PUV) cooperatives have expressed openness to hiring them, a transport official said. “‘Yung mga drivers ng operators, silaý hindi mawawalan ng trabaho,” said Andy Ortega, head of the Office of Transport Cooperatives. “Sila (PUV cooperatives) ay

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33% of jeepneys in NCR now consolidated — LTFRB

CNN Philippines Staff — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 18:06:27 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 29) — With only two days left for the consolidation deadline, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said 33.21% of jeepneys in Metro Manila have joined a cooperative under the government’s public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program. In a press briefing on Friday, LTFRB National Capital Region (NCR)

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LTFRB: Commuters to feel PUV cuts by January but no transport crisis

Mariel Celine Serquiña, CNN Philippines — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 16:06:47 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 29) — Commuters will have to brace for fewer public utility vehicles (PUV) at the start of the new year, the government said, as it will take time to fill the gaps which would be left by unconsolidated PUV operators. It assured the public, however, that there will be no

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Police officer involved in EDSA busway crash relieved

CNN Philippines Staff — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 05:08:14 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 29) — A police officer involved in a bus crash at the EDSA Carousel has been relieved from his post. A video posted online by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Thursday showed a police vehicle abruptly entering the exclusive bus lane. A bus traveling southbound tried to avoid the

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MRT-3 unloads 450 passengers due to train smoke

CNN Philippines Staff — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 05:36:41 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 27) — The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) on Tuesday unloaded 450 passengers and temporarily stopped operations around 5 p.m. at the Cubao Station-Southbound due to smoke observed on one of its trains. The Department of Transportation said the passengers were transferred to a replacement train at the same

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After 6 years, PNR to reopen Naga-Legazpi route on Dec. 27

CNN Philippines Staff — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 16:22:08 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 26) — The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will reopen its route from Naga City in Camarines Sur to Legazpi City in Albay on Dec. 27 after operations were suspended in 2017. There will be two trips daily from Naga to Legazpi and vice-versa in the over 100-kilometer-long railroad connecting the

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Toll fees in SMC expressways waived on eves of Christmas, New Year’s Day

CNN Philippines Staff — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 14:01:59 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 24) — San Miguel Corporation (SMC) announced it will not collect toll fees at all its expressways on certain hours of Dec. 24 to 25, and Dec. 31 to Jan. 1 in the spirit of the holidays. The company said it will waive the fees at the Southern Tagalog Arterial

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MIAA identifies ‘persons of interest’ in probe vs. taxi driver who charged foreign passenger ₱10,000

Lois Calderon, CNN Philippines — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 05:58:31 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 22) — Airport authorities have found leads in an ongoing investigation involving a taxi driver who charged his Taiwanese passengers ₱10,000 each for a ride from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 to Terminal 4. Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) Officer-in-Charge Bryan Co said they have “persons of

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