Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board - Caraga Region

𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐍𝐀𝐍: 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐝𝐚 𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐎𝐀 𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐓𝐅𝐑𝐁 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐌𝐃𝐀 𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐠𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

Pinangunahan nina Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Atty. Vigor D. Mendoza II, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Atty. Romando “Don” Artes, at MMDA General Manager Nicolas Torre III ang paglagda ng Memorandum of Agreement para sa pagpapatupad ng mga panuntunan hinggil sa carpooling.

Nakiisa rin sa MOA signing sina Department of Transportation (DOTr) Acting Undersecretary for Road Transport and Non-Infrastructure Dioscoro T. Reyes at Land Transportation Office (LTO) Executive Director Atty. Martin P. Ontog, kasama ang mga kinatawan mula sa public transport sector na nagbigay ng kanilang mga opinyon at mungkahi upang lalo pang mapabuti ang nasabing programa, na bunga ng pagtutulungan ng DOTr, LTFRB, MMDA, at LTO.

Tinalakay sa kasunduan ang planong magbigay ng special permit sa mga pribadong sasakyan upang magamit bilang shuttle services ng mga kompanya. Kabilang sa mga itinakdang panuntunan ang paglilimita ng operasyon ng bawat sasakyan sa iisang kompanya at sa mga empleyado nito; non-profit ang magiging batayan ng operasyon ng mga kalahok na sasakyan; at ang ruta ay point-to-point lamang, batay sa mga pamantayan ng LTFRB at MMDA.

Alinsunod sa direktiba ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at sa gabay ni DOTr Secretary Atty. Giovanni Z. Lopez, patuloy na sinusuportahan ng LTFRB at iba pang kaugnay na ahensya ang mga inisyatibang naglalayong magbigay ng alternatibong transportasyon para sa mga empleyado at manggagawa, at makatulong sa pag-ibsan ng epekto ng patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng gasolina.

𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐍𝐀𝐍: 𝐃𝐒𝐖𝐃, 𝐋𝐓𝐅𝐑𝐁, 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐰𝐚 𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐢 𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐲𝐚𝐥

Nagsagawa ang Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), kasama ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), ng isang Joint Press Conference kaugnay ng implementasyon ng Cash Relief Assistance Program para sa mga driver, sa pangunguna ni DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian, LTFRB Board Member Atty. Greg G. Pua Jr. at Atty. Carlo Murcia, Supervising Director of DICT’s Postal Regulation Division.

Tinalakay sa naturang pagpupulong ang kasalukuyang estado ng payout, kabilang ang numero ng mga benepisyaryong nabigyan na ng tulong, patuloy na beripikasyon ng mga listahan upang maiwasan ang duplication, at ang pagsasagawa ng special payouts para sa mga hindi pa nakatanggap. Ipinabatid din na magpapatuloy ang distribusyon sa mga susunod na linggo, kabilang ang rollout sa mga probinsya.

Ang inisyatibang ito ay bahagi ng patuloy na koordinasyon ng DOTr, DSWD,DICT at LTFRB upang masiguro na maayos, mabilis, at inklusibo ang pamamahagi ng tulong pinansyal sa mga driver na nangangailangan, alinsunod sa direktiba ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at sa gabay ni Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Atty. Giovanni Lopez.

Inaanyayahan ang publiko na manatiling nakaantabay sa mga susunod pang anunsyo ukol sa iskedyul ng payout at iba pang kaugnay na impormasyon.

𝐋𝐓𝐅𝐑𝐁 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞
𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

𝐋𝐓𝐅𝐑𝐁 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

In line with the instruction of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. to ensure the welfare of those in the public transport sector, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), under the guidance of DOTr Secretary Giovanni “Banoy” Z. Lopez, held a consultation meeting for the proposed fare increase in the ride-hailing services.

LTFRB Chairperson Atty. Vigor D. Mendoza II said the meeting with representatives of the Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) is the first of the series of meetings that the agency will hold to expedite the resolution of all the pending petitions for fare hike.

“We want to hear all sides in the spirit of fairness because the discussion on fare increase is a sensitive issue that does not only involve the commuters but our economy as well,” said Chairperson Mendoza.

“That’s why we held a consultation for them and we asked them to submit some documents that are needed when we in the LTFRB start the deliberation for the fare increase petition on the TNVS,” he added.

Chairperson Mendoza said the compliance of the TNVS sector in the request for documents is essential in the decision-making process on whether or not the increase is justifiable.

“So, we really hope that they will comply because if they do not. That makes it complicated for us because we will be relying solely on our own data,” he stressed.

Chairperson Mendoza earlier committed to hold a series of fare hike-related public consultation meetings as the series of oil price hikes prompted various transport groups to revive their petition for fare hike.

The last time that a fare hike was approved was in October 2023 and it was a P1 provisional increase— a decision which is seen as a middle ground since the country is still reeling from the adverse economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Since then, a number of fare hike petitions were filed before the LTFRB, the recent petitions were filed by three major transport groups in October 2024.

Chairperson Mendoza said they decided to hold separate public consultations in order to ensure healthy and organized discussions on the matter.

In the meeting held on Tuesday with TNVS, several representatives raised several concerns and requests that they want the LTFRB to look into, particularly on the aspect of commissions and long duty hours for TNVS drivers.

While there are some concerns and requests that go beyond the mandate of the LTFRB Chairperson Mendoza assured that all of them will be consolidated and will be a subject of dialogue with concerned government agencies like the Department of Labor and Employment and Office of the Solicitor General.

The next public consultation will be made with bus, taxi and jeepney stakeholders.

He said the LTFRB fully understands the concerns of those in the transport sector—the reason why the agency wants to expedite the hearing in order to come up with a decision in the soonest possible time.

“Our goal is to come up with a decision that is acceptable to everybody. If there would be fare increase, we assure that there will be a balance between the commuters’ capacity to pay and the need to attend to the concerns of those in the public transport sector,” the LTFRB Chairperson assured. #

𝐋𝐓𝐅𝐑𝐁 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞
𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝐋𝐓𝐅𝐑𝐁 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

In line with the instruction of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. to ensure the welfare of those in the public transport sector, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), under the guidance of DOTr Secretary Giovanni “Banoy” Z. Lopez, held a consultation meeting for the proposed fare increase in the ride-hailing services.

LTFRB Chairperson Atty. Vigor D. Mendoza II said the meeting with representatives of the Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) is the first of the series of meetings that the agency will hold to expedite the resolution of all the pending petitions for fare hike.

“We want to hear all sides in the spirit of fairness because the discussion on fare increase is a sensitive issue that does not only involve the commuters but our economy as well,” said Chairperson Mendoza.

“That’s why we held a consultation for them and we asked them to submit some documents that are needed when we in the LTFRB start the deliberation for the fare increase petition on the TNVS,” he added.

Chairperson Mendoza said the compliance of the TNVS sector in the request for documents is essential in the decision-making process on whether or not the increase is justifiable.

“So, we really hope that they will comply because if they do not. That makes it complicated for us because we will be relying solely on our own data,” he stressed.

Chairperson Mendoza earlier committed to hold a series of fare hike-related public consultation meetings as the series of oil price hikes prompted various transport groups to revive their petition for fare hike.

The last time that a fare hike was approved was in October 2023 and it was a P1 provisional increase— a decision which is seen as a middle ground since the country is still reeling from the adverse economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Since then, a number of fare hike petitions were filed before the LTFRB, the recent petitions were filed by three major transport groups in October 2024.

Chairperson Mendoza said they decided to hold separate public consultations in order to ensure healthy and organized discussions on the matter.

In the meeting held on Tuesday with TNVS, several representatives raised several concerns and requests that they want the LTFRB to look into, particularly on the aspect of commissions and long duty hours for TNVS drivers.

While there are some concerns and requests that go beyond the mandate of the LTFRB Chairperson Mendoza assured that all of them will be consolidated and will be a subject of dialogue with concerned government agencies like the Department of Labor and Employment and Office of the Solicitor General.

The next public consultation will be made with bus, taxi and jeepney stakeholders.

He said the LTFRB fully understands the concerns of those in the transport sector—the reason why the agency wants to expedite the hearing in order to come up with a decision in the soonest possible time.

“Our goal is to come up with a decision that is acceptable to everybody. If there would be fare increase, we assure that there will be a balance between the commuters’ capacity to pay and the need to attend to the concerns of those in the public transport sector,” the LTFRB Chairperson assured. #