Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board

LTFRB: Uber still suspended

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) reiterated on Tuesday that the month-long suspension it imposed on Uber remains in effect as it warned that violators would be fined P120,000 and their vehicles impounded for three…

Poe blasts one-month suspension of Uber as ‘cruel, absurd’

Senator Grace Poe has branded as “cruel and absurd” the one-month suspension imposed by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on the operation of transport network company (TNC) Uber. “The decision of the LTFRB to…

Uber files motion for reconsideration, resumes operations

Uber Philippines resumed its operations on Tuesday after submitting a motion for reconsideration against the Land Transportation and Franchising and Regulatory Board’s (LTFRB) one-month suspension. “In response to overwhelming rider and driver demand, we have filed a…

LTFRB suspends Uber for 1 month

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has suspended for a month the operations of transport network company (TNC) Uber after it defied its July 26 order not to accept and activate new drivers into its…

Economists oppose caps on ride-sharing permits

A group of prominent economists under the Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to do away with restrictions on permits issued to drivers of ride-sharing services like Uber and…

What is ‘ride-sharing’? Congress help sought to settle issues vs Grab, Uber

Congress was asked to clearly define “ride-sharing” in the law to better guide transport authorities in regulating and demanding accountability from app-based services like Grab and Uber amid complaints from regular taxi drivers and operators. The call…

Think tank: Scrap limit on Uber, Grab

Martin Delgra —JUNJIE MENDOZA A group of prominent economists under the Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to do away with restrictions on permits issued to drivers of ride-sharing…

‘Defiant’ Uber probed; execs air lament

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has ordered officials of the transport network company Uber to appear in a hearing today, citing its alleged defiance of an order for TNCs to stop accepting new drivers.…

Grab, Uber can’t violate rules no one can follow

JAKARTA — “We cannot have one rule regarding colorum for [Transport Network Vehicle Services (TNVS)] and another rule for… bus, UV express, taxi and PUJ,” declared Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chair Martin Delgra III.…

LTFRB reviews TNC drivers’ work hours

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) may set a minimum number of work hours for app-based drivers not only to meet public demand but to also ensure that the franchises it has issued to transport…

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