(Eagle News) — Transport Network Vehicle Service drivers on Monday, Aug. 20, filed a P5-million lawsuit against PBA Party-list Rep. Jericho Nograles for their alleged losses resulting from the suspension of the P2-per-minute charges.
It was the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board that ordered the suspension of the policy, after Nograles claimed these were illegal charges.
In July, the LTFRB also ordered Grab to pay P10 million in penalties for the charges from June 5, 2017 to April 10, 2018.
“Sinubukan naming habaan ang aming oras sa kalsada para mapunan ang kakapusan sa aming kita simula nang nireklamo ni Congressman Jericho Nograles ang time component sa pamasahe na malaking tulong sa aming mga drivers..Umulan-umaraw, pagod po kami sa pagmamaneho. Umulan-umaraw hirap na rin ang mga pasahero na kumuha ng masasakyang TNVS … Hindi na po namin kaya,” ” Organized Transporters Network founder Marvin De Belen said in a statement.
“Lubayan mo na kami. Iniipit mo ang kabuhayan namin,” De Belen added.
