LTFRB to study ‘surge fee’ plea, DOTr chief finds move ‘logical’
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will study the call of transport groups to charge an additional P1 ...
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Jeeps, buses ask additional fares during rush hour periods
Three transport groups filed Tuesday a petition to allow jeepney and bus operators and drivers to charge an additional P1 ...
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Transport groups press for excise tax suspension
Various transport groups on Sunday pressed for the suspension of excise tax on petroleum products in anticipation of a huge ...
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Transport groups slam ‘inefficiency’ of LTO’s German technology provider
Five major transport groups on Tuesday slammed Germany-based Dermalog, the information technology provider of the Land Transportation Office, for its ...
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Transport groups warned vs holding strikes
Authorities on Thursday warned members of various transport groups of the consequences of holding another protest rally against the government’s ...
Read morePalace open to dialog on jeep upgrade
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will not budge on his tough stance supporting jeepney modernization despite strong opposition against it, Malacanang said ...
Read moreJeepney drivers bat for P2 fare hike to offset oil price increases
FIVE transport groups filed a petition for a P2 fare hike—immediately opposed—before the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), ...
Read moreTransport groups sue Uber; order hit, lauded
VARIOUS transport leaders on Wednesday sued Uber System Inc. before the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office for operating 53,334 unregistered vehicles. ...
Read moreFuel tax to hike transport fare, group warns
MAJOR transport groups on Sunday proposed to the economic managers of the Duterte administration the review of the planned imposition of ...
Read moreTransport groups told to stop planned strike
Acting chairman Thomas Orbos of the Metro Manila Development Authority on Wednesday urged jeepney drivers and operators not to push ...
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