To ease the plight of stranded passengers today, buses will be allowed to travel outside of their usual routes in Metro Cebu without having to apply for special permits.
“The authorized fare is P10 in all routes,” said Ahmed Cuizon, regional director of the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7), who signed the memorandum yesterday.
The order was issued in anticipation of a work stoppage in the morning by protesting jeepney drivers.
There are 14 buses for Bulacao to Talamban with five buses for Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue to City, all Ceres buses from Vallacar Transit.
The Cebu City Council is expecting a big crowd in today’s 9 a.m. public hearing aimed to hear sentiments of drivers and operators on the higher penalties for transport violations under Joint Administrative Order 2014-01.
Since the session hall seats 120 people, authorities will regulate the entry of participants to avoid overcrowding. Piston Cebu earlier said their 500 members would join the forum.
“If all 500 drivers -attend, what for?” asked Mayor Michael Rama, who appealed to transport groups to just send their leaders to the hearing and let the rest of the drivers continue plying their routes.
Loudspeakers will be mounted outside the session hall so that more people can hear the discussions.
The PISTON-Cebu warned that public transportation would be affected this morning since protesting members would go to City Hall for the forum.
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