The Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) should take into the consideration the welfare of the commuting public when deciding on the petition of transportation groups for a temporary jeepney fare increase. “While we recognize that jeepney drivers and operators...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will conduct a series of public hearings and consultations before deciding on the petition of transport groups to increase the jeepney minimum fare to P15. While the LTFRB said it understands the arguments and concerns raised by...
Senator Grace Poe said the absence of a law should not result in the loss of jobs of over 60,000 motorcycle riders in the country, since the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has the authority to allow their continued operation. Poe stressed this in a statement on...
A total of 956 special permits were granted for public utility vehicles (PUVs), especially passenger buses, in anticipation of the influx of passengers who would take advantage of the long Christmas break for a vacation in their home towns and other areas across the country, the Land Transportation...
Special permits for public utility vehicles will be given to public utility vehicles (PUVs) in anticipation for the influx of commuters on the days leading to Christmas and New year celebrations, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said on Sunday, Dec. 1. LTFRB...
The number of motorcycle taxis operating in the National Capital Region (NCR) remains at 45,000 since three years ago, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said as it denied reports of uncontrolled increase in its number. LTFRB chairperson Teofilo Guadiz III was reacting...
A transport group has asked President Marcos to intervene in what it described as an uncontrolled surge of motorcycle taxis that is now affecting the daily income of legitimate operators and drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs). Boy Vargas, president of the Alliance of Transport Operators and...
DAVAO CITY – Over 1,000 public utility vehicles (PUVs) here have stopped operating since the pandemic, contributing to the problem of mass transportation in this city, an official of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)-Davao said. LTFRB-Davao Director Nonito A. Leanos...
A total of 753 units of passenger buses were given special permits to operate as thousands of people are expected to head back to their hometowns for the observation of the All Saints’ and All Souls Day next week, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said on Thursday,...
No commuters were stranded on the first day of strike by two major transport groups in Metro Manila and other parts of the country, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said on Monday, Sept. 23. LTFRB chairman Teofilo Guadiz III said they have been monitoring the...
Senator Grace Poe on Monday, August 5 told the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Land Transportation and Franchise Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to stop pitting groups and instead review the government’s Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). Poe made the call after...
CEBU CITY – A group of transport operators here will hold a rally to oppose the planned suspension of the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP). At least 22 transport cooperatives will join the rally on Monday, August 5. The rally will start with a march from Osmeña Boulevard and...
