DOTr orders rollback of jeepney fare

Inquirer.net 12/03/2018

Department of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has ordered the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to decrease the fares of jeepneys following the slump in fuel prices. This was the announcement of LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra…

LTFRB denies request to suspend P10 taxi fare rollback

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/17/2015

THE provisional fare reduction of P10 for taxi will remain after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) denied the request of a  group of taxi operators from Manila, Cebu, Iloilo and Panay to suspend the…

P10 taxi flagdown rate discount still stays: LTFRB

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/17/2015

The P10 flagdown rate discount on taxis remains in effect after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) denied the petition to suspend its implementation filed by transport groups in today’s hearing. Lawyer Antonio Enrile Inton…

TWO TAXI TALES

Apple Ta-as 03/13/2015

The taxi driver who was widely criticized in social media for violently flaring up at two passengers who asked for a P10 flag down discount in Cebu City faced his accuser yesterday. Joel Ramos, 45, was more…

Cabbie throws coins, waves knife at couple wanting to collect P10 rollback

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/10/2015

Just how angry can a taxi driver be when reminded by passengers about the P10 flagdown rate rollback? Call center agent Dave Say Horca and his wife not only saw it firsthand but he posted it on…

About that P30 taxi flagdown

03/10/2015

How can the P10 reduction in the taxi flagdown rate as ordered by the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) be enforced with no calibration of taxi meters? Ryan Yu, chairman of the Cebu Integrated Transport Multi-Purpose…

How to report an overcharging taxi driver

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/10/2015

1. Note the taxi’s body number or plate number 2. Call the hotline of LTFRB-7   231-6221 3. Or visit the complaints desk of the LTFRB office in North Reclamation Area, Cebu City 4. LTFRB will call the…

P1,000 fine for overcharging taxi driver

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/10/2015

LTFRB also penalizes  taxi operator P5,000     It was his first offense for overcharging, but a painful one. A cab driver who’s been driving for 10 years, will be the first in Cebu City to be…

Taxi fare rollback today; Group says order illegal

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/09/2015

Samuel Baclayon is ready for today’s implementation of the reduced taxicab fare. He has no problem with the P10 rollback in the flag-down rate for taxicabs ordered by the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) last Friday.…

Taxi flag down rate rolled back to P30

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/06/2015

Good news for taxi commuters as the Land Transportation and Franchising Board (LTFRB) issued a P10 provisional decrease of taxi flag down rate effective on March 9 or Monday next week. From P40, the taxi flag down…

LTFRB mulls rollback of P30 taxi flagdown

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/10/2015

Taxi fares may rollback to P30 flagdown and P2.50 per 300 meters or waiting time of two minutes any time this month. According to Reynaldo Elnar, acting regional director of Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7),…

P7 jeep fare takes effect

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/13/2015

Emerald Joy Mejares, a 21-year-old employee of the accounting department of a government office, expressed some relief over news of a P7 fare rate for jeepneys in Central Visayas which takes effect today. “It’s been a while…

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