The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has granted the petition of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to exempt the distribution of fuel subsidy from the spending ban for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. The spending ban was the reason why the LTFRB...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will discuss all the petitions for fare increase on Sept. 26, and transport groups are asking that a provisional P1 fare increase be immediately implemented after the hearing. LTFRB chairman Teofilo Guadiz III said there are two...
Beneficiaries of the government’s fuel subsidy program for the transport sector will have to wait for a little more time before they would receive the cash assistance, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulator Board (LTFRB) said on Wednesday, Sept. 13. LTFRB Executive Director Robert Peig...
Starting Wednesday, Sept. 13, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will be distributing the fuel subsidy to operators of public utility vehicles (PUVs) after the agency received the fund from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). LTFRB chairperson Teofilo Guadiz...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The number of passenger jeeps and buses plying routes these days is a far cry from pre-pandemic levels. This was learned from estimates given by Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III during...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has lifted the ban on the transfer of Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) which is a major requirement to get a franchise for public utility vehicles (PUVs). LTFRB chairman Teofilo Guadiz III said two of the major reasons in...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has advised transport groups to file a petition instead of forwarding a request letter for fare increase for public utility vehicles (PUVs). LTFRB chairman Teofilo Guadiz III issued the statement after several transport groups sought...
House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN) A commuter safety and protection advocate failed to hide his frustrations during a recent House Committee on Transportation hearing when he practically described as “useless” the Motorcycle Taxi-Technical Working Group...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will give special permits to buses older than 10 years in a bid to increase the number of public utility buses (PUBs) during special holidays. Based on LTFRB Memorandum Circular 2015-008 and Board Resolution No. 052, Series of 2018,...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed lawyer Vigor Mendoza II as the new head of the Land Transportation Office (LTO). New Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Vigor Mendoza II (Photo from Atty. Mendoza's Facebook page) The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has assured the public of sufficient number of public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Metro Manila and other areas that would be affected by the planned three-day strike by a transport group. In an interview over a GMA news program, LTFRB...
Angkas riders (MANILA BULLETIN) Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte has reiterated the need for Congress to pass a law regulating the operations of motorcycles-for-hire amid the seemingly endless pilot study on them that's being conducted by the Land Transportation and Franchising...
