Articles about Public Utility Bus

Honesty is the best policy

Here at the Top Gear Philippines office, there's a small store inside our pantry that sells snacks-cookies, chips, pancit canton, and the like-via an 'honesty' payment system.For those of you unfamiliar with how this works, basically there's

Some quick facts

The government's long-planned PUV modernization program has officially been launched. The formalities took place during a briefing at Camp Aguinaldo. The program, according to the official press release, is "designed to make public utility vehicles safer, more convenient, more comfortable,

Does this make sense?

If American conglomerate Alphabet had its way, buses would be a thing of the past. Sidewalk Labs, the urban innovation group under Alphabet's wing, proposes that US cities should ditch the city bus and replace it with Uber or a similar

To help regulate traveling speed

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has announced that it will be requiring bus operators to install GPS tracking devices in all units of their fleets to help minimize road risks involving their vehicles.Bus operators that fail to fulfill

You can now Viber images for proof

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has just put up its new 24/7 hotline, via which commuters can report drivers or operators of public-utility vehicles committing any unbecoming behavior or conduct. Everything from rudeness to defective meters, you can

One small step for progress

The Department of Transportation and Communications, in partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, has launched earlier today the Express Connect bus service.The Express Connect bus service operates from 5am to 9pm and,

On All Saints' Day weekend and during Christmas season

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Francis Tolentino will allow provincial buses to use certain underpasses along EDSA, "not just to alleviate traffic and maximize the road use of city bus stops," but also to benefit those who will be going to the

To help curb crime

Rep. Mark Llandro Mendoza (4th District, Batangas) has filed a bill calling for government agencies and local government units (LGUs) to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras on all public-utility vehicles nationwide."CCTV cameras provide accurate and real-time footage of