Jeepney drivers cool to P1.50 fare hike of NEDA

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BY CAROLYN JANE ABELLO
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018
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ILOILO City – The P1.50 counterproposal for the increase in jeepney fare is not enough to help drivers cope with the surge in the prices of basic commodities, according to the Iloilo City Loop Alliance of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association (ICLAJODA).

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 6 made the counterproposal.

ICLAJODA is pushing for a P3.50 increase to the current minimum fare of P6.50.

However, Councilor R Leone Gerochi, the chairperson of the Sangguniang Panlungsod’s committee on transportation, energy and public utilities, said determining the rate of increase required analysis of relevant data.

He believed NEDA did this to come up with a counterproposal.

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has yet to make a decision on the fare increase. It held a public hearing on Feb. 5.

If the ICAJODA and allies’ proposal is approved, the minimum fare would rise to P10.

Parcon said drivers will respect LTFRB’s decision, whatever it may be.

For his part, Gerochi said, the interest of jeepney drivers and operators must be balanced with that of the commuting public./PN
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