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Recent impounding directives by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) - Department of Transportation (DOTr) on e-bikes and e-trikes have sparked strong reactions from mobility advocates, including Representive Terry Ridon and several civil society transport groups, calling out unclear enforcement and outdated regulations. At the core of the debate is a widespread misclassification problem . The public and sometimes authorities loosely refer to all 2-wheeler and 3-wheeler elec

On November 19, 2025, University of the Philippines Professor and SafeTravelPH Co-founder Dr. Noriel Christopher Tiglao presented SafeTravelPH’s PARASOL platform at the ASEAN IVO Forum in Singapore, a regional platform that brings together ASEAN and Japanese ICT research institutes to exchange innovations in AI, digital governance, smart cities, and advanced mobility technologies.  The ASEAN IVO (ICT Virtual Organization) is supported by Japan’s National Institute of Informat

After years of pursuing a nationwide modernization drive, the shift toward targeted, data-driven pilots finally acknowledges the complexity of public transport reform in the Philippines. A focused approach allows government agencies and local governments to test and refine modernization tools, improve their planning capacity, and design context-specific service models before scaling up. Since April 2025, SafeTravelPH has been presenting this same approach to the Department o

Using 54 days of telematics data from six modern jeepneys operating in Iloilo City, the study segmented trips into complete and cut units based on predefined local government reference points. From this segmentation, Cunanan and her team derived prototype operational indicators, including: Trip Completion Rate; Cut Trip Incidence; Overdwelling Frequency and Duration; EcoTrip Classification: Seasonality and Time-of-Day Patterns

But for most of the country's commuters, such facilities remain a rarity. Across cities and municipalities, millions of Filipinos continue to wait under scorching sun or heavy rain, often along unsafe and unlit roadsides. Despite their essential role in ensuring orderly, comfortable, and secure public transport operations, PUV stops and terminals remain among the least funded components of our national transport system.

Atty. Vigor Mendoza II has officially been appointed Chairman of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), following a reshuffling of key transport regulatory posts. This appointment maybe one of the positive devevelopments in a while for the public transport sector and LTFRB given Mendoza’s mix of legislative, regulatory, and industry experience.

Department of Transportation (DOTr) issued a Notice to Explain to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) regarding the lack of bus supply along Commonwealth Avenue. But this “scolding” memo reveals deeper cracks in how Philippine transport governance actually works. From the basic methods by which the LTFRB and DOTr determine the planning of the number of public transport vehicles to operate on the routes, to corridor specific transport governance a

Imagine a different PTMP. Instead of individual cooperatives, the city or municipal government steps in as the primary buyer new jeepneys.

SafeTravelPH , a multidisciplinary non-government organization eager to explore and help solve transportation issues through open-data...

Ms. Fajardo presenting at EASTS Conference 2025. Image from the author. Ms. Ann Camille Fajardo, MSCE, a Senior Transport Researcher at...

We will demystify and break down the real cost of transport surveys. If you’re with a local government unit (LGU), a research center, or a funding institution, this article will be especially relevant for you.

In the Philippines, regulatory attention on from supply to sizes and road space use is highly skewed toward public transport vehicles, while the ecosystem around private vehicles is experiencing a free market boom.

As Road Safety Month comes to a close, the work to make our streets safer for all road users is far from over. This year, SafeTravelPH ,...

In our ongoing commitment to enhancing public transportation, we recently participated in a pivotal consultation organized by the...

In a step towards modernizing public transport systems in the Philippines, SafeTravelPH  has partnered with the UP Public Administration...

SafeTravelPH Mobility Innovations Organization (SafeTravelPH) has started a capacity building program with government agencies and...

In an effort to enhance its public transportation system, Puerto Princesa City recently conducted the Local Public Transport Route Plan...

Two papers by SafeTravelPH members were presented in the recently concluded Transportation Science Society of the Philippines (TSSP)...

The Poverty Indicator and Vulnerability Estimator (PIVE) project, partnered with the Technology Innovation Challenge, Asian Development...