The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced on Friday, March 18, that it had issued a resolution denying the petition of transport groups to increase the provincial fare by P1 for the first four kilometers. According to LTFRB, it issued the resolution for transport...
Presidential candidate Panfilo ‘Ping’ M. Lacson has called on government agencies tasked to distribute fuel subsidies for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers to consider helping some tricycle drivers and operators without franchises because they, too, are affected by oil price increases....
A ranking official in the House of Representatives has joined the calls for transportation authorities to expedite the release of fuel subsidy for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) San Jose del Monte City Rep. Florida “Rida” Robes called on the leadership of...
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to restore all public utility jeepney (PUJ) routes as a countermeasure to the fuel price surge. He also called on the LTFRB to officially announce...
The Land Transportation Franchise and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) through the Office of Transport Secretary, Arthur Tugade, announced recently that the Davao Region or Region 11 was registered to have had the most number of drivers and auxiliary workers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo told the transport sector that they will have a “say” on who she will appoint as the secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and head of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) if she wins in May 2022. Vice...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has temporarily closed its central office in Quezon City to give way for the mass swab testing of all its personnel amid a renewed surge in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila. (File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Dahil sa tumataas na kaso ng...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has temporarily modified the routes of some public utility vehicles (PUVs) going to Metro Manila to ferry more passengers for the New Year’s Day celebrations. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA amid heightened movement...
Interim operations of public utility buses going to and from integrated terminals in Metro Manila have been allowed by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in preparation for New Year's Day. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The LTFRB said there is a "need to augment...
Provincial bus operators are urging the government to allow them to use their terminals in Metro Manila to help accommodate the influx of commuters following the gradual reopening of the economy, and the holiday rush this Christmas season. A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles and...
Passenger capacity of road-based public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Metro Manila will remain at 70 percent this holiday season, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking additional support from oil companies so they can chip into the “Pantawid Pasada program”, which subsidizes the fuel cost for the transport sector. The DOE initiative is on top of the P1-billion fuel subsidy released by the government to assist public...
