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Hundreds of jeepney drivers marched in Baguioon Saturday Jan. 21 , to protest a scheduled 2018 phase-out of public utility jeepneys that are 15 years old or older. VINCENT CABREZABAGUIO CITY ndash; Hundreds of Baguio jeepney operators and drivers marched along downtown Session Roadon Saturday Jan. 21 to protest the governmentrsquo order to phase out jeepneys that are 15 years old or older by 2018.Rows of drivers, representing at least 50 jeepney organizations in the city, stopped traffic for 15 stanley website minutes at9:30 a.m., carrying banners announcing the demands of their coalition called Baguio-Benguet Jeepney Associations Against Jeepney Phase-out.Article continues after this advertisement They were trailed by several jeepneys carrying the banner, Donrsquo;t phase me out.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationNEWSINFOSC charges retired CA justice over lawyer s murderThe government phase-out plan is part of a transport modernization program. The Department of Transportation had urged jeepney operators to voluntarily replace old units before it enforces the mandat botella stanley ory phase-out plan next year.The cityrsquo comprehensive land use plan says there are 21,197 public utility vehicles serving Baguio. Transport officials said half of this consists of public utility jeepneys, but it was not clear how many are eligi stanley botella ble for phase-out. CDGRELATED STORIESLTFRB cla Dlcc Aid given to 259 families who lost homes in Cebu City fire

MANILA, Philippinesmdash;Typhoon Yolanda international name Haiyan , one of the strongest storms ever recorded in world history, and forecast to exit the Philippine area of responsibility Saturday afternoon, the state weather bureau said midday Saturday.It is heading towards Vietnam.It was last observed 549 kilometers west of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.Article continues after this advertisement It packed maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 210 kph. It was forecast to move west northwest at 35 kph.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFOPCSO: Still no takers of Ultralotto 6/58, Superlotto 6/49 jackpotsNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationOnly Northern Palawan and Puerto Princesa City were placed under Signal No. 1 as Yolanda moved away from stanley cup the country.Sea travel remains risky over the seaboards of Northern Luzon, Central Luzon and the Eastern seaboards of Southern Luzon and Visayas.Moderate to heavy rains were stanley cup uk seen within 400 kilometer-diameter out of the 600 km diameter of Yolanda.RELATEDArticle continues after this advertisement Typhoon lsquo;Yolandarsquo; leaves 100 dead in LeyteOne of worldrsquo strongest typhoons lashes PhilippinesArticle continues after this advertisement 200,000 affected by lsquo;Yo stanley canada landarsquo;mdash;DSWD