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(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has allowed Transport Network Companies to impose a P2 per minute of travel time charge on their passengers as part of the TNCs’ fare structure. In lifting the suspension on the imposition of the charge, the LTFRB, through Memorandum 2018-019, said there was a “need to rationalize and adjust the fare structure for (Transport Network Vehicle Services) in order to maintain its viability.” The LTFRB said […]
(Eagle News) — Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade on Monday, June 11, signed a department order giving the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board full regulatory powers over Transport Network Companies and Transport Network Vehicle Services. “We acknowledge the value of TNCs into our land transport system. Bago ito at maraming bansa ang nangangapa pa sa kung papaano ito i-handle. But, since it is convenient and efficient, and our people need them, nararapat lamang na bigyan […]
(Eagle News) – Transport Network Companies on Wednesday agreed to the mandatory opening of the packages of their passengers to ensure they do not contain any contraband. Grab, Uber, and U-Hop also agreed to ask their passengers for any identification, based on a memorandum of agreement the companies signed with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. “It’s mandatory, kahit anong klaseng package ‘yan dapat buksan…Io-open nung driver sa harapan ng sender…Bago niya open, please give me […]
(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 […]
