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Piston Cebu asks LGUs to give returning PUJ drivers ‘leeway’. (File photo)
+ June 05, 2021 THE Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (Piston) Cebu asked local government units (LGUs) to forego unnecessary fees for jeepney drivers who have resumed operating.
The group also welcomed the move of the Cebu City Government to allow traditional public utility jeepneys (TPUJs) to ply their original routes in the city after more than a year of halt.
Greg Perez, Piston Cebu chairman, said LGUs should not make things difficult for jeepney drivers who have been without a livelihood for over a year.
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Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade wants transportation authorities to get tough on public utility vehicle (PUV) operators and drivers who fail to implement health protocols.
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SunStar Cebu City reopens all TPUJ routes
TRADITIONAL JEEPNEYS BACK ON THE STREETS: In the next few days, more traditional public utility jeepneys will be plying the streets of Cebu City. Heeding the request of the Cebu City Jeepney Task Force (CCJTF), Mayor Edgardo Labella issued Thursday, May 27, 2021 Executive Order no. 131 opening all routes to TPUJs on condition the drivers observe the minimum health protocol. The presence of the TPUJs on the streets again may set back the jeepney modernization program Labella s administration had promised to adopt. (Photo by Amper Campaña)
+ May 28, 2021 MORE traditional public utility jeepneys (TPUJs) are expected to ply their old routes in Cebu City after Mayor Edgardo Labella issued Executive Order 131 on Thursday, May 27, 2021, which reopens all their inter- and intra-city routes.