MANILA, Philippines — The cost of fleet modernization remains unaffordable for most jeepney operators and cooperatives as subsidies cover only a small share of vehicle costs, forcing operators to ...

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 ...

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 ...

To make the jeepney modernization program work, local manufacturer Sarao Motors views retrofitting traditional jeepneys as a ...

Some have been held at various police checkpoints for nearly two hours,” Valbuena told CNN affiliate CNN Philippines from the start point of the protest. Mar Valbuena, chairman of transport group ...

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 ...

The national human rights commission and Church officials in the Philippines have called on the government to ensure justice and inclusivity for the country’s transport modernization program as the ...

A barker guides traditional jeepney drivers along a street in Manila in April 2024. — File photo by Agence France-Presse MANILA, Philippines—Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez on Friday said he ...

Down a dark, cramped alleyway in the heart of densely packed Manila, a resistance movement is holding strong. The movement is focused on protecting a beloved Philippine form of public transport, the ...