Stephen Speaks crew ‘bribed’ PH enforcer with selfie for traffic violation: ‘Can’t believe that worked’

Anne Pasajol 02/18/2023

Rockwell Ryan Ripperger of American pop band Stephen Speaks and his crew, who were initially pulled over for running a red light in Manila but were later proven to have committed no violations, were apparently let off…

LTFRB flags unauthorized operation of Russian ride-hailing apps in PH

Jean Mangaluz - Reporter / @JMangaluzINQ 01/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) revealed Friday that there are ride-hailing firms operating in the country without the required transport network company license. In particular, the agency flagged two Russian-owned transport…

LTFRB-7 to commuters: Do not pay new fare without new fare matrix

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A top official of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) has advised commuters not to pay the new minimum fare if drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) fail…

Fare hike will impact on our budget – commuters

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 09/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — How do Cebuanos feel about the latest fare increase? The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) approved on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, the fare hikes for public utility jeepneys, buses, taxis, and…

LTFRB OKs fare hike for public utility vehicles, TNVS by Oct. 4

John Eric Mendoza 09/17/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Friday approved the fare hikes for public utility jeepneys, buses, taxis, and ride-hailing applications that will take effect on October 4. In a statement, the…

PDEA-7 tries to cut off another way for drug peddlers to deliver illegal goods

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 06/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas or PDEA-7 is trying to cut off another avenue of drug syndicates to move illegal drugs with the absence of human contact in the region,…

Drug syndicates going online, PDEA agent tells lawmakers

Nestor Corrales - Reporter / @NCorralesINQ 11/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines—Online selling platforms and transport network services (TNVS) “are being exploited” by drug syndicates for their illegal trade, according to an official of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Monday (Nov. 9). “This pandemic may…

Public transport protocols still in place during GCQ

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite the shift to general community quarantine (GCQ) in Cebu province, the reopening of public transport operations continues to revolve around restrictions and protocols to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019…

‘Colorum’ motorcycle taxi app operating in Cebu

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Another motorcycle ride hailing has started to operate in Cebu without clearance from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7). The Maxim application, which is downloadable from Google Play…

LTFRB-7 warns commuters: ‘inDriver is operating illegally’

Futch Anthony Inso 01/16/2020

Cebu City, Philippines—Do not patronize InDriver. This was the warning of Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) regional director Eduardo Montealto Jr. to passengers using the new transport network company (TNC) operating in Cebu.…

New TNVS to operate in Cebu? New app says passengers get to ‘set the fare’

Rosalie Abatayo 12/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Will competition be up again for Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) industry soon? This may be the case if a new ride-hailing platform will start to operate in the country or at least,…

Cebu’s TNVS groups decision not to join July 8’s transport holiday hailed

Futch Anthony Inso 07/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman, Lawyer Martin Delgra, has expressed his gratitude to the Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) groups in Cebu for assuring the public that they will not…

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