Cabbies protest flag down rate cut

Edison Delos Angeles, Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/04/2016

Over a hundred taxi drivers gathered outside the regional Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7) office in Cebu City at 10 a.m. yesterday to denounce the P10 reduction in taxi flag down rates. The protest action…

Cuizon vows to look into drivers’ woes

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/17/2016

Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 7 director Ahmed Cuizon assured that the grievances of taxi drivers will be looked into. Cuizon said they have already filed a motion for reconsideration against the taxi fare rollback…

Uneven fare rate

03/10/2016

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) should have done a better job balancing the fare rate adjustments for taxis after the recent fare rate ruling it handed down. Based on its order, the flagdown rate…

LTFRB sets new rates for taxicabs

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/08/2016

CEBU CITY—The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has set new fare rates for taxicabs. During a meeting in Manila on Tuesday, the LTFRB fixed the flag down rate from P40 to P30 and shortened the…

Cuizon returns as LTFRB-7 chief

Jhunnex Napallacan 03/03/2016

President Benigno Aquino III has appointed Ahmed Cuizon back to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB 7). Cuizon took his oath of office as LTFRB-7 director yesterday at 4 p.m. before LTFRB…

Cuizon returns as regional LTFRB-7 chief

Jhunnex Napallacan 03/03/2016

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III appointed Ahmed Cuizon as the regional director of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB 7). Cuizon is scheduled to take his oath of office at 4 pm today before LTFRB Chairman…

Bus firm offers to service new Robinsons mall

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/14/2016

A CEBU City-based bus firm offered to service routes heading to and from the recently opened Robinsons Galleria Cebu (RGC). In a letter addressed to Cebu City Councilor Nestor Archival Sr., KMK Transport Corp. sought the Cebu…

Jeepney fare rolled back to P6.50

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/04/2016

JEEPNEY passengers will pay 50 centavos less after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) approved an “additional provisional reduction” in Central Visayas yesterday. The jeepney fare is now down to P6.50 for the first five…

Two more SM MyBus units inspected

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/04/2016

TWO more MyBus units would be allowed to operate as soon as a franchise is issued. Reynaldo Elnar, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7) regional director, said they inspected the two buses yesterday and found these…

LTFRB exec: Cebu can expect jeepney fare cut after Manila

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/22/2016

THE riding public in Cebu can expect a reduction in jeepney fare but will have to wait a little longer. This is the assurance from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB 7) regional director Reynaldo…

Another cabbie faces complaint

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/17/2016

THE  Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7) regional office has summoned a taxi driver  after a passenger complained of difficulty breathing in his unit where he  sprayed a chemical. Ronnie Tolin Tadiamon, the driver, said he…

Phase out

Editorial 12/17/2015

In staging last Tuesday’s protest rally/transport holiday, jeepney operators and drivers  acknowledged that theirs may end up  a sunset industry in the coming years. In a radio interview, Greg Perez, secretary general of the militant transport group…

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