Drivers skip strike, choose survival amid fuel crisis
As transport group MANIBELA prepares for a nationwide strike from 15 to 17 April, many jeepney drivers in Manila are choosing to stay on the road, driven by…
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As transport group MANIBELA prepares for a nationwide strike from 15 to 17 April, many jeepney drivers in Manila are choosing to stay on the road, driven by…
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BAGUIO CITY — The winding mountain routes of Baguio and Benguet are becoming the front line of a deepening transport crisis, as drivers and operators warn that…
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A recent rollback in fuel prices has offered little immediate relief to Filipinos whose livelihoods depend on daily fuel consumption, as jeepney drivers and…
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced Saturday that it has already provided cash relief assistance (CRA) to more than 265,000…
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The Department of Transportation’s (DoTr) Service Contracting (SC) program is set to initially run for only two weeks, as its P1-billion initial budget is…
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More than 21,000 tricycle drivers and driver-operators outside Metro Manila have received cash relief assistance during the second day of the simultaneous Cash…
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BAGUIO CITY — Small beginnings, big impact.
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced Friday it is providing free meals to public utility vehicle drivers through its “Walang Gutom…
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The successive big-time oil price hikes have reduced the operations of modern jeepneys in Metro Manila from 9,000 units to a mere 1,000, with diesel costs…
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Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced Tuesday an increase in the daily subsidy for jeepney drivers participating in the city’s free ride…
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The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday announced it is accelerating the distribution of P5,000 fuel subsidies to public…
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Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced Monday the expansion of a P20-million “Libreng Sakay” program designed to provide financial relief to jeepney…
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The Filipino-American singer said that putting together the record made her realize that all her favorite romantic love songs were beautiful because they had…
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The P500 increase from the original P3,000 daily rate is a direct response to a P12-per-liter jump in fuel prices recorded Monday.
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Malacañang has praised the local government of Manila’s initiative to fully subsidize jeepney operations, providing free rides to commuters struggling with a…
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has commended the City of Manila for its well-organized distribution of cash assistance to some 21,000…
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Global mobility platform inDrive reported nearly 200 percent growth in Filipina drivers from 2024 to 2025, as more women enter ride-hailing and motorcycle…
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The plan was developed within 48 hours to address a global oil crisis that has slashed drivers’ daily take-home pay to as low as P200.
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