AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PROTECTION TO PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLE DRIVERS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A JUST AND EQUITABLE TRANSITION FOR PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLE (PUV) MODERNIZATION, WITH TRANSITORY ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES RENDERED TO PUV DRIVERS, OPERATORS AND STAKEHOLDERS

AN ACT PROVIDING SUBSIDIES AND OTHER INCENTIVES FOR INDIGENT PUBLIC UTILITY DRIVERS IN THE PAYMENT OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR CERTAIN CERTIFICATES AND CLEARANCES REQUIRED BY THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO) IN APPLYING FOR A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE

AN ACT DECLARING THE EIGHT DAY OF MAY OF EVERY YEAR AS A SPECIAL WORKING HOLIDAY ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO HONOR THE PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLE (PUV) DRIVERS

AN ACT REQUIRING THE MANDATORY COVERAGE OF ALL PUBLIC UTILITY DRIVERS IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (NHIP) UNDER THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION (PHILHEALTH)

AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 82 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED

AN ACT MANDATING SUFFICIENT INFORMATION OF DRIVERS OF PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLES AS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE ISSUANCE AND EXTENSION OF FRANCHISES OF COMMON CARRIERS

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PROTECTION TO PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLE DRIVERS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE RECENTLY RELEASED COMMISSION ON AUDIT REPORT WHICH FLAGGED THE LOW UTILIZATION OF FUNDS OF THE LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD UNDER ITS SERVICE CONTRACTING PROGRAM WHICH LED TO DELAYED BENEFITS FOR PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLE DRIVERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES, AS PART OF ITS OVERSIGHT FUNCTION, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY ON THE REPORTED BUS ACCIDENT THAT TRAGICALLY CLAIMED THE LIVES OF 15 PASSENGERS, MOSTLY STUDENTS, FROM BESTLINK COLLEGE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND TO REVIEW EXISTING LAWS AND POLICIES WITH REGARD TO ENSURING THE ROADWORTHINESS OF PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLES AND THE COMPETENCE OF DRIVERS OF SUCH VEHICLES.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE JEEPNEY MODERNIZATION PROGRAM WITH THE END IN VIEW OF FORMULATING THE APPROPRIATE POLICY TO ADDRESS THE TRANSPORT NEEDS OF THE COMMUTING PUBLIC WHILE CONSIDERING RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF OPERATORS AND DRIVERS AFFECTED

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTS BY PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLE (PUV) DRIVERS AND OPERATORS IN VARIOUS PROVINCES OF THE COUNTRY THAT THE PENALTIES UNDER DOTR-LTFRB-LTO JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2014-01 ARE UNJUSTLY HARSH, AND SEVERELY IN EXCESS OF THOSE PROVIDED UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4136, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘LAND TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC CODE’, IN RECOGNITION OF THE WIDELY-ACCEPTED LEGAL PRINCIPLE THAT IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS MUST NOT OVERRIDE, SUPPLANT, OR MODIFY WHAT IS PROVIDED IN LAW, AS THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE AN INVALID ENCROACHMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH INTO THE LEGISLATIVE POWER VESTED BY THE CONSTITUTION IN BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS.