After losing a unit to fire and being compelled to pay for the road damage, the operator of the tourist bus that caught fire on EDSA is confronted with another problem after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) cancelled its authority to operate. LTFRB chairman Vigor D....
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) should clean up the drivers lists submitted by transport network companies (TNCs), to ensure that every financial assistance would only go to legitimate beneficiaries in light of limited...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) urged commuters using public utility vehicles (PUVs) under the government’s service contracting program to fight for their right to reduced fare following reports that the discount system is not being followed. On Thursday, April...
While a lot of those in the transport sector are yet to receive their share of fuel subsidy, these 10 taxi drivers really tried to take advantage by trying to pull a trick to claim at least twice during the distribution in Quezon City on Friday, April 24. But they were busted and the Land...
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...
Around P3.3 million worth of fuel subsidy will be directly downloaded to 28 groups of drivers and operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Mimaropa region as part of the intervention measures amid complaints of slow distribution of cash assistance. Vigor D. Mendoza II, chairman of the Land...
Drivers and operators of diesel-fed public utility vehicles (PUVs) will stand to benefit more from the additional fuel subsidy program than the cancellation of the excise tax on fuel, the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said. The additional fuel subsidy approved by...
There’s an equal reaction for every action, and in the case of a ride-hailing service driver who made inappropriate comment on social media after a selfie with actress Xyriel Manabat, the stake is his source of income. On Friday, April 10, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board...
With the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) having limited manpower to enforce its rules and regulations, the Philippine National Police (PNP) wants to help by tapping its personnel in running after abusive taxi drivers. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr....
Soobin, a member of K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together, is getting help from the Philippines’ Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) after he narrated in a vlog how a taxi driver in Cebu attempted to overcharge him P1,000 for a fare. The K-pop idol recently went to Cebu ...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Good Friday, April 3, summoned a taxi operator linked to the alleged overcharging of South Korean pop star Soobin, who is in Cebu for a vacation this Holy Week. LTFRB chairperson Vigor D. Mendoza II said the operator must surrender...
Lawyer Vigor D. Mendoza II, chairperson of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), ordered the impounding of the taxi and the filing of criminal charges against the cab driver and the operator tagged in overcharging a popular K-Pop singer in Cebu last month. The incident...
