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(Eagle News) — The taxi driver who was allegedly slapped by a motorist during a traffic altercation in Quezon City is set to file charges against her. Virgilio Doktor, who went to the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board on Monday, said the charges for damage to property and physical injuries would be filed against the woman, whose identity has not yet been released. According to Doktor, the woman, who was driving a blue Honda City, […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Mas paiigtingin pa ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) katuwang ang ilang civil groups ang kanilang kampanyang ”Oplan Isnabero” ngayong holiday season. Taong 2016 nang una itong inilunsad ng LTFRB ngunit dahil sa kakulangan ng tauhan ay hindi ito agad naipatupad. Sa kampanyang ”Oplan Isnabero” ay mababawasan ang mga taxi driver na kadalasang namimili ng pasahero. Batay sa datos ng LTRFB, nasa 166 na reklamo ang kanilang natanggap […]
(Eagle News) — Huli ang mahigit 10 rider ng motorcycle-hailing app na “Angkas” sa operasyon laban sa mga colorum ng mga otoridad nitong Huwebes, ika-9 ng Nobyembre. Nagpanggap na mga pasahero ang ilang opisyal ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board kabilang na si LTFRB board member Aileen Lizada para dito. Si Lizada ay personal na nag-book gamit ang app ng habal-habal sa McKinley Hill sa Taguig, at nagpahatid sa 5th Avenue sa Bonifacio Global […]
(Eagle News) — Modernize your vehicles by Jan. 1, 2018 or else. President Rodrigo Duterte had this to say to members of the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide, who held a 2-day transport strike to protest the government’s jeepney modernization program. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said Piston was the only transport group that did not support the government’s plan to phase out jeepneys at least 15 years old, and replace them […]
(Eagle News) — Bayan Muna Party-List Representative Carlos Zarate on Monday blasted the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board for saying that based on reports, the two-day transport strike was part of a destabilization plot against the administration. “Sobra namang praning ng LTFRB at pati transport strike ay idadawit sa destabilisasyon. Bawal na bang ipaglaban ang kanilang hanapbuhay o magprotesta ang mga tsuper at operator laban sa martial law? Bawal na bang tutulan ang phase out […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinagpaliban ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) ang desisyon sa petisyon ng limang transport group na dagdagan ng dalawang piso ang minimum fare sa mga pampasaherong jeep. Ito ay matapos walang humarap na kinatawan ng commuters group sa naganap na pagdinig kamakailan. Binigyan naman ng pagkakataon ng LTFRB ang mga petitioner sa Oktubre 24 na ipaliwanag ang kanilang panig sa hiniling na dagdag-pasahe. Paliwanag naman ng mga transport group, bukod […]
(Eagle News) — Nakahanda na ang pamahalaan para sa dalawang araw na malawakang transport strike sa darating na October 16 at 17. Inihayag ni Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Board member Aileen Lizada na mababawasan umano ang bilang ng mga bus na bibiyahe sa Metro Manila sa nasabing mga araw. Ayon pa kay Lizada, maaga pa lamang ay magtatalaga na ng libreng sakay ang gobyerno para sa mga commuter. Nakipag-usap na umano ang […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has banned Uber from implementing surcharges to customers passing through specific toll gates in Metro Manila. In an advisory on Thursday, the LTFRB said Uber has been directed to file a position paper to the agency for the agency board’s deliberation instead. Earlier, Uber announced the surcharges “on top of the fare and toll fees” starting December 7, Monday. It said the surcharges–which are aimed to […]
(Eagle News) — Five transport groups are seeking a P2 increase in fare in Metro Manila and Regions 3 and 4. The Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines, Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations, Liga ng Transport Operator ng Pilipinas, Alliance Transport Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines, and Pangkalahatang Sanggunian Manila and Suburbs Drivers Association filed their petition for the proposed P10 fare for the first four kilometers before the […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board on Tuesday lifted the 30-day suspension on Uber, after the ride-sharing app paid the P190-million fine imposed on it by the agency. The LTFRB imposed the fine in response to Uber’s appeal of the suspension the agency originally meted out for the transport network company’s defiance of a July order that banned the TNC from further accepting driver accreditations. The LTFRB said that Uber should also give […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Uber said Saturday it expects to resume operations in the Philippines “soon” after regulators agreed to lift a ban slapped against the American ride-sharing giant in exchange for a fine. The government meted Uber a one-month suspension on August 14 following a tussle over driver permits, sparking public outrage as some 66,000 vehicles were forced off the streets. Hundreds of thousands of Manila commuters find Uber and its ride-sharing […]
(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 […]
