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(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will start the distribution of fuel vouchers to jeepney drivers next month. According to Transportation Undersecretary Tim Orbos, the vouchers are to help mitigate the effects of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law on drivers. A Php 2,000 fuel voucher will be given to each driver every month. In a year, vouchers worth Php 26,000 can be used by each driver for the purchase of […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to hear the drivers and operators’ concerns on the planned phaseout of old jeepneys by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). “The President has assured the workers’ group that he would be holding a separate meeting with jeepney drivers who joined a nationwide transport strike,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. Abella said that there is no definite date yet for the planned dialogue. Drivers […]
Protests greeted the oil price hike implemented by various gasoline firms on Tuesday. Diesel prices rose by more than 50 cents per liter, while prices of gasoline rose by more than 90 centavos per liter. Among the protesters were from the jeepney drivers’ group PISTON. According to jeepney drivers, the oil price hike would affect their daily income. George San Mateo, PISTON national president, said the price hike would take away more than P130 from […]
