(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Monday asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to explain the “scientific basis” for its decision to limit to 47,500 the number of Transport Network Vehicle Service units in the country.
“What’s the math used in this decision? What were the parameters used, like demand and supply?” Poe asked.
She said the decision to limit the number of allowable units to 45,000 in Metro Manila, 500 in Metro Cebu and 200 in Pampanga “cannot and should not be plucked out of thin air.”
“Some formula would have been used…In this age of algorithms, LTFRB should make public the factual basis of its decision. Ilabas nila ang minutes ng meetings and consultations para alam ng publiko,” she said.
She said “such (a) disclosure of a public document is what the FOI (freedom of information) rules, issued by the President, require.”
She said in the Senate for instance, all transcripts could be made readily available to the public.
“The cap will also affect not just the TNCs but the livelihood of drivers of TNVS. Given that there are currently about 100k TNVS combined, and this number is not enough to satisfy the demand of the public, then we should start with that as the base and adjust accordingly,” she added.
