Malacañang has urged transport groups to engage in dialogue and negotiate with the government rather than take their concerns to the streets, stressing that a transport strike is not the solution to the issues at hand. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said while...
Economic and labor experts will be invited in the next hearing for the fare increase petitions of public utility vehicles (PUVs), the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said. LTFRB chairman Vigor D. Mendoza II said those experts are expected to shed light on the effects of...
Leaders of various transport groups will meet with officials of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Monday morning, August 3, to discuss the petition for fare increase. LTGFRB chairman Vigor D. Mendoza II said they also expect representatives from various groups and...
Top officials of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) have started the deliberation on all the fare hike petitions amid concerns on the operational costs in running public utility vehicles (PUVs) over the series of big-time oil price hikes in the past five weeks. Initial...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) appears to be leaning towards sustaining and expanding fuel discount instead of fare increase, citing the unstable security situation in the Middle East as the reason. LTFRB chairman Vigor D. Mendoza II said the fuel discount as an...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) assured transport groups that it will review all the pending petitions for fare hike amid the increasing operational costs for public utility vehicles that include the surge in the price of petroleum products. LTFRB chairman Vigor D....
The Marcos administration is studying possible public transport fare adjustments and additional assistance for affected sectors amid rising fuel prices amid renewed tensions in the Middle East, Malacañang said Wednesday, July 15. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire...
Transport groups Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON) and Manibela staged a nationwide strike on Tuesday, April 21, calling for higher jeepney fares and fuel price relief amid financial strain on drivers and operators. Coordinated protest actions were held in...
Malacañang said a planned nationwide transport strike this week is “not timely” as the government continues to roll out assistance to cushion the impact of rising fuel prices. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said the planned strike by transport group...
Police teams will be keeping an eye on illegal fare hikes amid reports that some buses and other public utility vehicles (PUVs) are overcharging their passengers, citing rising fuel costs as the reason. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C Nartatez, Jr. said the move is intended to assist the Land...
Eight bus companies and operators are now in trouble after they were accused of charging their passengers with additional fare without the approval of the national government. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said it already issued a show cause order (SCO) against...
Amid the series of big-time oil price increases in the past few weeks, at least two major groups of bus operators urged President Marcos to reconsider his decision to suspend the implementation of the fare adjustments for public utility vehicles (PUVs). In two separate letters addressed to the...
