Malacañang said that the P12-per-liter fuel discount for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers will continue as long as the transport sector needs government assistance amid the impact of higher fuel prices. In a press briefing on Thursday, Aug. 6, Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
Senator Loren Legarda has joined other lawmakers’ call for the immediate lifting of the temporary restraining order (TRO) that halted the implementation of the ₱85 daily minimum-wage increase in Metro Manila. Legarda, who is among the senators who introduced Senate Resolution No. 577, which...
The government will increase the fuel discount for jeepney and UV Express drivers to P12 per liter starting Aug. 15 as part of efforts to cushion the transport sector from the impact of tensions in the Middle East, Malacañang announced. The higher discount, ordered by President Marcos, will allow...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri led senators from both the majority and minority in urging the immediate lifting of the temporary restraining order (TRO) on the P85 Metro Manila minimum wage increase through Senate Resolution No. 577. Senate Resolution No. 577, which was signed by...
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...
Senators on Monday, August 3 criticized the issuance of a temporary restraining order issued by a Pasig City Regional Trial Court against the implementation of the P85 daily minimum wage increase in Metro Manila. The petition filed by Readycon Trading and Construction Corp. and R-11 Builders,...
The Marcos administration will fight to implement the P85 daily minimum wage increase in Metro Manila after a court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the new wage order, Malacañang said Monday, Aug. 3. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said the...
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...
Malacañang hopes for a win-win solution for both employees and employers following the suspension of the first tranche of the P85 daily wage hike for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said they are hoping that issues...
The implementation of the first tranche of the P85 daily wage increase for minimum wage earners in Metro Manila were deferred following the issuance of a court order based on a legal challenge by at least two companies, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) confirmed on Thursday, July 27....
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...
