Another senator has pushed to grill the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) after state auditors found that the agency used only one percent of its allocation for its service contracting program. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Senate of the Philippines) Senator Francis...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has labeled as "misleading" the news reports saying that only a measly 1 percent of its P5.56-billion fund for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic ended up being...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, August 17, condemned what she described as an "utterly dismal" implementation of the government's service contracting program, which was also recently flagged by state auditors. Jeepney driver Ricardo Legaspi lives inside his vehicle with his family after the lockdown...
Transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON) prodded on Monday, Aug. 16, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to immediately release the funds intended for drivers and operators affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Senator Nancy Binay on Sunday called out the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for becoming the “single-biggest job stranglers” since the COVID-19 pandemic started in the country. Binay expressed her disappointment at the...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) have teamed up with Grab Philippines to boost vaccine confidence among transport workers by giving out rewards and benefits to those who will get the jab. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) will no longer have to pay terminal fees in some malls during the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement,...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) today (August 4) released the Public Transportation Operations Protocol for the National Capital Region (NCR) under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20, 2021. Only...
Private motorists have been advised to take public transportation instead, like the EDSA Busway System and the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3), to spare themselves of the heavy traffic on EDSA. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) made the call on Thursday, July...
Even as the budget department released funds to continue the government's service contracting program, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said ₱3 billion will not be enough to sustain the program that gives free rides for essential workers and commuters....
With the expiration of the Bayanihan to Recover As One ("Bayanihan 2") Act, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) was left with no choice but to temporarily suspend its service contracting program, which for the past few months facilitated free rides in public utility...
Passengers are now required to use the StaySafe.ph mobile application for contact tracing purposes inside all public utility vehicles (PUVs), the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said on Wednesday, June 23. Commuters in Philcoa, Quezon City are forced to wait in line...
