PUBLIC utility bus operators in Metro Manila may soon face another hurdle on their operation, the moment the members of the Metro Manila Council, the policy making body of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), push through with its proposal to disallow operators from renewing the registration and franchise of 10-year-old and above bus units. Read the rest of this entry »

THE Metro Manila Development Authority on Thursday asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to take action against the 80 bus operators who joined a transport strike Monday, but board chairman Nelson Laluces said the case against those involved could drag on to next year. Read the rest of this entry »

As much as I respect Secretary Ping de Jesus, I must confess that I was very disturbed when he, as a member of the Cabinet, said that his office “would consider” the idea that bus drivers should be given salaries instead of commissions. Read the rest of this entry »

THE number of bus operators which was blown out of proportion is being blamed as one of the many reasons why major thoroughfares of Metro Manila is considered one of the most traffic place in the world, an international study revealed.

Engineer Rene Santiago, who had been the leader of the group who study the traffic situation in Metro Manila under the program of
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), said that the existing law on traffic is not being implemented after the former strongman; President Ferdinand Marcos was overthrown from power. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) plans to summon operators of around 100 bus companies to explain why their units stayed off Metro Manila roads last Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

BUS firms who participated in Monday’s protest strike that left thousand of commuters stranded will be made to answer before the Land Transportation, Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) as to why their licenses should not be revoked. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Thousands of commuters were stranded in key points in Metro Manila yesterday as public utility buses stopped operations to protest implementation of number coding or the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP). Read the rest of this entry »

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will deploy 1,800 traffic enforcers metro-wide on Monday to ensure the full implementation of the number coding scheme on public utility buses (PUBs). Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – The House committee on Metro Manila development is set to conduct an inquiry into the bus operators’ illegal practices called “colorum,” “kabit,” and “buntis,” which make traffic gridlocks worse and contribute to deadly accidents in the metropolis. Read the rest of this entry »