The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has appealed to oil companies to provide bigger fuel discounts for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers who are still reeling hard from the effects of the pandemic and the increasing pump prices. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
Passenger capacity in road and railway-based public transportation in Metro Manila will be gradually increased to full capacity beginning next week, Nov. 4, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced Friday, Oct. 29. Passengers observe safe distancing as part of the COVID-19 preventive...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has so far distributed P4.7 billion payouts to drivers and operators under Service Contracting. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the data provided by the LTFRB, the total compensation and incentives given to drivers and...
Instead of a fare increase, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it is planning to implement programs that will provide financial assistance to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators as a way to cushion the impact of the rising pump prices. (ALVIN KASIBAN / MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Monday, Oct. 18, issued a show cause order against two consortiums operating along the EDSA Busway for deploying insufficient numbers of buses on the route and for not paying the salary of their drivers and conductors under the...
A P12 minimum fare is being eyed by several transport groups as they formally filed on Wednesday, Oct. 13, a petition for a fare increase amid skyrocketing fuel prices and financial woes triggered by the pandemic. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Transport group leaders trooped to the Land...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said it will review the fare hike petitions to be submitted by transport groups amid the rise in fuel costs as holiday season nears. (ALVIN KASIBAN / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Kung sakaling mareceive ng aming opisina ang request...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) have rolled out an innovative monitoring system to track trips and even violations of public utility vehicles (PUVs) in real-time. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) During the launching on...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will resume on Monday, Sept. 13, its expanded free ride service for authorized persons outside residence (APORs) and essential workers nationwide. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the coronavirus...
Operations at the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board's (LTFRB) offices in Metro Manila will remain suspended until the end of the month despite the region's shift to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). (File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Aside from restrictions under the...
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...
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)...
