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(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board central office in Quezon City will be closed from Thursday, Jan. 6, to Friday, Jan. 7. The LTFRB said the temporary closure was to pave the way for a mass testing of its personnel amid the rising COVID-19 cases in the country. It said the central office will also be disinfected on those days. According to the LTFRB, its 24/7 hotline, 1342, won’t be available […]
(Eagle News) — Around 78,000 jeepney operators can now benefit from the government’s P7,200 one-time fuel subsidy, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said. According to the LTFRB, the 78,000 operators received their subsidy from the government this week. They’re a portion of the 136,000 public utility jeepney (PUJ) operators or franchise holders qualified under the Fuel Subsidy program launched by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has given over P400 million in payouts to drivers under the government’s service contracting program. In a statement, the LTFRB said the P461.8 million distributed as of May 25 includes the initial payout of P4,000, a weekly payout, and a one-time incentive. Drivers who joined the program last year and are still in the program on April 30, 2021 are entitled to a one-time incentive […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board is opening 250 more routes to help commuters travel within and outside Metro Manila. The LTFRB said of the 250 additional routes, 60 are within the National Capital Region and 190 are from Metro Manila to nearby areas and vice versa. With the opening of the additional routes, around 1800 more traditional public utility jeepneys and 2600 more provincial public utility buses are expected to ply […]
(Eagle News) — Forty provincial buses are plying Mindanao routes starting today, December 27. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said the buses may ply the following routes based on MC 2020-051G issued on December 24: Cagayan de Oro City – Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat Davao City – Arakan, North Cotabato Davao City – Kidapawan City Only road-worthy buses will be allowed to travel. They should also have a Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) or an […]
(Eagle News) — Over P802 million in cash subsidies have been distributed to public utility vehicle operators whose livelihood was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Chair Martin Delgra said the P802,860,500 was as of December 3 and translates to a 87.52 percent disbursement rate. Delgra said the amount–which was part of the P1. 158 billion total budget allocated as direct cash subsidy under the Solidarity to […]
Over 2000 more UV Express units allowed to ply streets (Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has opened 20 more routes for 2428 more UV Express units in Metro Manila. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said according to Memorandum Circular No. 2020-060, the following routes are now open: N38 Karuhatan – North Road Rail Station Terminal (NRRS) (Trinoma) N39 Karuhatan-SM North EDSA/Trinoma N40 Robinson’s, Novaliches – Vito Cruz N41 Robinson’s Place, […]
(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board announced additional routes for public utility vehicles as Metro Manila reverts to a general community quarantine on Wednesday, Aug. 19. According to the LTFRB, for public utility jeepneys, 64 routes will be opened, while four will be opened for UV Express units. The opening of the routes was based on Memorandum Circulars 2020-029A, MC 2020-035, and MC 2020-036 signed between July 31 and August 15. These are […]
(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) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has reopened six inter-regional public utility bus routes. According to the LTFRB, the following routes from Caraga to Regions 10 and 11, and vice versa, are now opened: 1. Butuan City – Cagayan de Oro City, and vice versa 2. Butuan City – Davao City, and vice versa 3. Surigao City – Cagayan de Oro City, and vice versa 4. Surigao City – Davao City, […]
(Eagle News)–Walk-ins will not be entertained in Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board offices during the modified enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila. In a statement, the LTFRB said the suspension of transactions for walk-ins covering the LTFRB central and National Capital Region offices was necessary as only 50 percent of the workforce in these offices will report to work in compliance with MECQ guidelines. Majority of the workforce, the LTFRB said, will work from […]
(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and the Land Transportation Office have summoned the driver and operator of a bus seen speeding along Edsa Busway and side-swiping barriers in the process. The Department of Transportation said the LTO issued the show-cause order against the Joanna Jesh Bus Transport driver, identified as Dino Mamintal, and the LTFRB against the operator on Friday, July 24, the same day the incident took place. This was after […]
