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(Eagle News)–An additional 968 public utility jeepneys can start plying Metro Manila streets once the modified enhanced community quarantine is lifted, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said. According to the LTFRB, the following routes will be opened: T115 Malabon – Monumento via Acacia T116 Cielito- Novaliches via Zabarte T117 Novaliches – Deparo via Susano T118 SM Fairview – Lagro Subd. Loop T119 Meycauayan, Bulacan – Bignay T120 Pantranco – Project 8 via Roosevelt […]
(Eagle News) — Starting today, Monday, June 22, public utility jeepneys, buses, and UV express vehicles can ply their routes, but with stringent health protocols such as one-seat apart distancing, wearing of face masks, and disenfecting foot baths for boarding passengers, according to the Department of Transportation. This is phase 2 of the government’s plan on public transportation amid the relaxation of community quarantine protocols in phases. From June 1-21, the government has already implemented […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation is urging public utility vehicle operators to shift to the automatic fare collection system, noting that maintenance and processing fees for the same will be waived. “We want to promote a ‘new normal’ in public transportation. And shifting to cashless, and contactless transactions is part of that,” Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said. According to Tugade, cashless payments will be beneficial to operators since they “reduce pilferage, and other […]
(Eagle News)–All public utility vehicles should limit their number of passengers during the community quarantine, based on the guidelines released by the Department of Transportation. According to the DOTr, the following is the limit of each PUV to avoid any concentration of passengers in a single area: Transportation Network Vehicle Services (TNVS), including airport taxis: not more than four passengers. Multiple bookings for a single trip provided by the TNVS, and the pilot implementation of […]
(Eagle News) – A group of jeepney operators and drivers on Thursday thanked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for its decision approving the proposed Php1 fare hike that will set the minimum jeepney fare from the current P9 to P10 starting November. Zeny Maranan, President of Federation of Jeepney operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (FEJODAP) said the one peso fare increase would already be a big help to the jeepney […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) clarified that there is no increase yet in the minimum fare for public utility jeepneys (PUJ) This is despite the call of several transport groups to increase the PUJ’s minimum fare to Php 12 with the passage of the tax reform law. LTFRB spokesperson Atty. Eileen Lizada said that all increases in fare should follow the process because this will affect […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will start the implementation of the government’s public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program next week. DOTr undersecretary for roads and transport network and general manager of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Tim Orbos said that they will not totally phase out the jeepneys. Only the old and dilapidated units will be phased out as part of “the three-year transition beginning January,” he said. He […]
