Land Transport

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada yesterday said he is supporting the provision of fixed monthly salaries for bus drivers and conductors, noting that the new system upholds the rights of workers to decent wage conditions and promotes road safety for commuters.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) and its tripartite partners in the bus transport industry have pledged to implement measures in promoting public transport safety.

SOME bus operators and drivers are questioning the move of the Department of Labor and Employment to revamp the compensation system for bus drivers in an effort to boost public transport safety.

WAGES of bus drivers must be based on part-fixed and part-performance instead of purely commission basis, the Metro Manila Development said Friday.

THE government on Thursday allayed fear of a bus shortage on the major highway, especially during rush hours following the suspension of 672 city buses and the cancellation of 129-bus fleet of singer-businesswoman Claire de la Fuente to operate along Edsa.

There are many ways for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to leak out of tanks, almost all of them the result of procedural shortcuts and inappropriate use of materials.

Last week was good for someone like me, who is both an academic and practitioner in the field of governance. It was a week of learning from experiences all over the world in the area of urban development and transportation. This was because of three visitors from the United States of America—Benjamin de la Peña…

An inter-agency body has been created by President Benigno Aquino III to deal with transport strikes and mass actions, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has said.

MOST just drive mindless of the mayhem or murder they can inflict on the road after all, nine of 10 bus drivers in the metropolis totally lack moral values.

MANILA, Philippines – The transport strike by militant groups yesterday fizzled out as authorities said it was generally peaceful and hardly felt in Metro Manila and other provinces nationwide.

Malacañang expressed dismay over the refusal of some transport groups to heed warnings for them to forego with their transport strike while claiming that the protest was a big failure and has not disrupted public transport.

The government should now start considering a gradual phaseout program on the use of gas and diesel for its public transport system such as buses, jeepneys and tricycles by re-fitting them with natural gas converters or completely replacing them with electric vehicles.

THE Technical Education and Skills Development Authority on Thursday said it will assess some 55,000 public utility vehicle drivers for government certification.

In the wake of the spate of vehicular accidents in some of the country’s main thoroughfares involving buses, more lawmakers are proposing that bus drivers undergo retraining programs and be given a fixed monthly salary.

Authorities on Friday began its crackdown on city bus firms violating the Labor Code in Metro Manila, officials said. Chairman Francis Tolentino of the Metro Manila Development Authority spearheaded the inspection of bus terminals in Fairview, Quezon City to determine any unfair labor practice going on.

MANILA, Philippines – The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) conducted a random inspection of different bus garages in Metro Manila on Friday to assess the working condition of drivers and other employees.

Manila, Philippines – Bus drivers can look forward to shorter working hours and much better working conditions in the coming months.

MANILA, Philippines—Bus drivers should avoid working 14 hours a day to prevent accidents on the road, particularly Commonwealth Avenue, a ranking labor official said Thursday.

Going by the cabbie’s narrative, his passenger, noted journalist Chit Estella, was killed by a reckless bus driver last Friday dusk. As told to Chit’s husband, Prof. Roland Simbulan, they were southbound on the 16-lane Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City. One need not be familiar with the place to picture what happened. The taxi was slowing…

ANOTHER road accident in-
 volving buses claimed the life of an innocent citizen. Same sickening circumstances: bus drivers racing each other then running away from the scene of an accident they themselves caused.

TWO events last week mirrored the Filipino’s utter lack of discipline and the state of corruption in the country today.

THE Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (Tesda) said the safety training and technical orientation of an initial 50,000 public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers is set to begin soon.

More and more people are developing some form of asthma with the worsening air pollution in Metro Manila. Even the most powerful person in this country is not exempted from this horrific situation. We are told that P-Noy’s sinusitis has gone from bad to worse not necessarily from smoking but because of air pollution. Maybe…

A joint summit resolution was signed by the concerned heads of different government agencies in the Metro Manila Transport and Traffic Entry Summit held on Friday, signifying their commitment to fully support the crafting of the Metro Manila Traffic and Transport Action Plan.

MANILA, Philippines – Manila Police District (MPD) policemen fired tear gas and used water cannons yesterday to disperse a rally by drivers and operators of motorized pedicabs (kuliglig) protesting the mayor’s order banning them from major roads in the city.