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BY ADRIAN STEWART CO
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Friday, February 10, 2017
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MANILA – An additional P1 will be charged to public utility jeepney (PUJ) passengers in three regions starting today.
PUJs in Metro Manila, Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog were authorized to raise their fare to P8 for the first 4 kilometers (minimum), according to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).
But the rate for every succeeding kilometer remained at P1.50, and the 20-percent discount among senior citizens, persons with disabilities and students were still in effect, LTFRB chair Martin Delgra said on Thursday.
Operators were required to post a notice of the increase in a conspicuous area inside the PUJs.
All the other regions, including Western Visayas, were not authorized to implement any fare adjustment, the LTFRB clarified.
Delgra said the increase was based on a petition of transport groups Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines, Land Transport Organization of the Philippines, Alliance of Transport Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines, and Pangkalahatang Sanggunian Manila & Suburb Drivers Association Nationwide. The petitioners cited the rising oil prices.
Oil companies opened 2017 with price hikes across different fuel products; average pump prices ranged from P31 to P33 per liter, the LTFRB noted in its decision, Delgra said.
The Board compared the prices year-on-year when it issued an order reducing the fares from P7.50 to P7. In January 2016, diesel prices stood at P18.15 to P21.65, marking a more than 50-percent difference from this year.
“While the Board recognizes the plight of the Filipino people every time an increase on the prices of the commodities occurs, it cannot be insensitive to the present clamor of stakeholders in public land transportation,” part of the order read./PN
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