The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is mulling lifting by year-end its more than a decade-old ban on releasing a franchise to public utility vehicles (PUVs) once local government units (LGUs) nationwide submit their respective…
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is reviewing the rules governing transport network companies (TNCs) not only to discipline erring drivers but to also put a cap on the riding applications’ surge pricing scheme. LTFRB…
STARTING today (Monday) , all presidential appointees of previous administrations would be considered resigned, President Duterte declared. The President ordered the government shakeup during a press conference in Davao City that began after midnight Saturday. Mr. Duterte…
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday fired all presidential appointees in government by declaring their posts vacant. Citing continuing corruption in government “especially in the regulatory agencies,” Duterte told the appointees: “Consider your positions vacant as of this…
A militant transport group is opposing a petition filed by another organization asking the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to allow surge pricing in jeepneys during rush hour. Piston president George San Mateo warned that…
A transport group asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Wednesday to resolve its 2015 petition to increase the minimum jeepney fare by P1 during rush hour. The Kilusan sa Pagbabago ng Industriya ng…
A group of van operators on Tuesday criticized the order of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) banning their members from Edsa, saying no public consultations were held. Rosalino Marable, national president of the Coalition…
This week, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) locked horns with the providers of school shuttle services over the age of their vehicles.…
A QUEZON City court has denied a transport group’s petition to put off the enforcement of memorandum circulars (MCs) issued by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) requiring the installation of Global Positioning System (GPS)…
The Quezon City Regional Court has (QC-RTC) denied a transport group’s petition to suspend the enforcement of memorandum circulars issued by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) requiring the installation of a global positioning system…
