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(Eagle News)–The Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations is opposing calls for a minimum jeepney fare of P9. According to ACTO, “ang panukalang ibalik sa dating pamasahe na P9.00 ay malabo na dahil naglabas ng permanent decision si Chairman Delgra III at si Board Member Ronaldo Corpus …” According to ACTO, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board allowed a P2 increase from the earlier P8 minimum fare. It said this was even less than the P4 increase […]
(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has asked Hype Transport Systems Inc. to explain why it should not be sanctioned for supposedly imposing additional charges on its passengers. In a show-cause order dated July 13, the LTFRB gave Hype five days to explain why it why it should not be suspended or why its franchise should not be canceled for its alleged charge of P2.00 per minute of travel time. The LTFRB said the […]
(Eagle News) — Grab Philippines’ current fares are likely to stay the same until March even with the passage of the tax reform law. This is according to Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board member Aileen Lizada, who spoke to reporters in an ambush interview on Tuesday. “We have to clear, we have to set it for reading,” she said. She said the LTFRB will have to consult stakeholders first, including the National Economic Development […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has granted Uber’s prayer for it to pay a P190-million fine in lieu of being placed under suspension. In its order on Friday, the LTFRB said Uber’s “online ride-sharing services” will be restored “when it has paid the fine,” and the financial assistance to transport network vehicle service “peer-operators” is “remitted.” The LTFRB pegged the amount for the financial assistance at P19,949,600 per day until Uber’s […]
(Eagle News) — Uber continued to activate and accredit drivers despite a directive from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to desist from doing so. According to Aileen Lizada, LTFRB spokesperson, this was the reason the transport network company was suspended for a month starting today, Aug. 15. “Dahil ito sa violation nila noong July 26 na no further acceptance or additional accreditation and/or activation,” she said in a radio interview. She said Uber’s […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The group Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations or ACTO will not join the planned nationwide “transport holiday” to be held on Monday, February 6 by other transport groups. The strike was organized to protest the plan of the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to phase-out passenger jeeps and replace them with electric jeeps. ACTO Chairman Efren De Luna said that the group decided to not join the “transport […]
