Tag: transport network vehicle service

Tugade signs order allowing hatchbacks to operate permanently as TNVS units

(Eagle News)–Transportation Secretary Art Tugade has signed an order  permanently allowing hatchbacks and sub-compact cars as transport network vehicle service units. Transport Assistant Secretary Goddess Libiran made the announced on Friday, July 19. Earlier, a Department of Transportation release said Tugade directed the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to implement Memorandum Circular 2018-005 that allows accredited hatchback units to operate as public transport. The memorandum, however, allows them to operate only  for three years […]

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TNVS drivers file P5-million suit vs Nograles over LTFRB suspension of P2-per-minute of travel time charges

(Eagle News) — Transport Network Vehicle Service drivers on Monday, Aug. 20,  filed a P5-million lawsuit against PBA Party-list Rep. Jericho Nograles for their alleged losses resulting from the suspension of the P2-per-minute charges. It was the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board that ordered the suspension of the policy, after Nograles claimed these were illegal charges. In July, the LTFRB also ordered Grab to pay P10 million in penalties for the charges from June 5, […]

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Amid reports of Grab overcharging, Gatchalian urges LTFRB, PCC to look into TNVS cost structures

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and the Philippine Competition Commission to look into the cost structures of Transportation Network Vehicle Services. The senator made the statement after PBA Rep. Jericho Nograles said Grab was charging its customers an extra P2 per minute of travel time without the approval of the LTFRB. Grab has said the LTFRB was aware of the charges which […]

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Poe says LTFRB should ensure ride-sharing services in PHL will not be disrupted

(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board should ensure that the services of Transport Network Companies will not be disrupted, Senator Grace Poe said. The chair of the Senate committee on public services made the statement after Uber announced it was exiting from the Southeast Asia market, including the Philippines’. In a statement, Uber said it would be “transitioning” its services to the Grab platform by April 8, “so all requests after […]

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Uber Philippines files petition for fare increase

(Eagle News) — Uber Philippines has filed a petition for a fare hike before the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. The petition, filed on Wednesday, seeks a P12 per kilometer fare instead of the P5 per kilometer fare. In their earlier petition, Grab Philippines sought a fare hike of as much as P15 per kilometer. The LTFRB has said it would hold a hearing for the two petitions. LTFRB chair Martin Delgra has also said the […]

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Poe asks LTFRB to explain “scientific basis” for cap on TNVS units

(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Monday asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to explain the “scientific basis” for its decision to limit to 47,500 the number of Transport Network Vehicle Service units in the country. “What’s the math used in this decision? What were the parameters used, like demand and supply?” Poe asked. She said the decision to limit the number of allowable units to 45,000 in Metro Manila, 500 in Metro […]

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LTFRB limits number of TNVS units nationwide

(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has limited the number of vehicles operating under ride-sharing applications such as Uber and Grab nationwide to 45,700. According to LTFRB Memorandum Circular Number 2018-003, of the total number, 45,000 Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS)  units will be in Metro Manila; 500 in Metro Cebu; and 200 in Pampanga. “The numbers were arrived at based on the data given by the (Transport Network Companies) considering its […]

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LTFRB to Uber, Grab: “Deactivate” drivers delivering illegal drugs

  (Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has directed transport network companies Uber and Grab to “deactivate” their drivers who are found to have delivered illegal drugs. In a statement on Tuesday, the LTFRB said it will also recommend the blacklisting of said Transport Network Vehicle Service driver, to ensure effective monitoring. The LTFRB made the  directive after the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency warned the TNCs about the use of some […]

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LTFRB denies Uber’s MR on agency order meting out one-month suspension on the TNC

(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board on Tuesday denied the motion for reconsideration filed by Uber on its one-month suspension. In a two-and-a-half page order, the LTFRB said the transport network company had violated the agency’s July 26 order for it to cease and desist from accepting applications for accreditation of Transport Network Vehicle Services. The July 26 order was issued after Uber and another TNC, Grab, were found to have […]

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