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Transport and youth groups, together with SCMP, calling for economic aid and calling out against oil price hike and jeepney phaseout amidst COVID-19 pandemic. In the House of Representatives, Representative Sarah Elago noted how the program displaces single franchise owners, owing to provisions in the law requiring franchises to own a minimum ...
The 2017–2019 Philippine jeepney drivers' strike was a series of protest and strike action staged by jeepney drivers in the Philippines to oppose the government's plan to phase out jeepneys over 15 years old. The strike, which started on February 6, caused hundreds of passengers to be stranded and prompted universities, cities, and towns to ...
Bagong Jeep, also known as the Bagong Jeepney, (abbreviated as BEEP) is a public transport service which maintains a fleet of minibuses and vans which are characterized as jeepneys. History [ edit ]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) claims that eight groups will not participate: Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (Piston), Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (Fejodap), UV Express group, Association of Concerned Transport Organizations (Acto), Pasang Masda ...
Recently, the jeepney industry has faced threats to its survival. Most of the larger builders have gone bankrupt or have switched to manufacturing other products, with the smaller builders forced to go out of business. Jeepney drivers also face rising cost of living and rising cost of diesel fuel due to government deregulation of oil prices. [24]
WASHINGTON ― Thursday was supposed to be decision day. More than 2 million federal employees across the country faced an end-of day deadline to choose whether to resign or stay in their jobs.
Stocks and bonds are tumbling after the December jobs report came in much stronger than expected. Nonfarm payroll additions smashed forecasts, while the US unemployment rate unexpectedly fell.
They have also opposed the mandatory phaseout of old vehicles under the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program. They had participated in strikes in protest of the program in 2015, [1] 2017 to 2019 [8] [9] [10] and 2023. [11] In 2024, Manibela joined PISTON in the Labour Day protest against the government’s Jeepney modernization program ...