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Updated on [6 juillet 2018, 8:34 AM]
By Argyll Cyrus Geducos and Alexandria San Juan
Malacañang explained that the P1 increase of the jeepney fare to Metro Manila is due to the high prices of
A barker announces a price hike as he calls passengers to a jeepney terminal along Escoda Street in Manila yesterday. The LTFRB approved a peso rate increase for jeepneys of public utility after granting the petition of several transportation groups to increase the jeepney rate due to the increase in the price of oil products. The rate increase will be implemented in the NCR and in Regions III and IV. For this reason, the minimum fare will be placed at P9 from its current price of P8. (Photo: ali vicoy)
On Wednesday, the Land Transportation Franchise and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) approved the interim tariff increase for jeepneys (PUJs) in Metro Manila, Central Luzon and Calabarzon
The order will increase the minimum rate from P8 to P9.
The price increase is expected to come into effect on Thursday afternoon and will cover the National Capital Region (NCR). The presidential spokesman, Harry Roque, during his press briefing on Thursday, however, assured that jeepney prices could fall further if the price of oil also dropped.
"Yes, so it is the result of the increase in the price of oil, but we assure you that if the price of oil falls, there will also be corresponding adjustments," said Roque
Fuel Subsidies
To cushion the effects of tax reform on acceleration and the Inclusion Act (TRAIN) on jeepney operators and drivers, the Government is committed to providing them with fuel subsidies.
However with the increase in the price of oil on the world market, Malacañang says that Duterte ordered the Department of Energy. ) Roque, in his presentation on Thursday, said that the import of the Russian import import order is underway, but it still seems to import oil from non-Russian members of OPEC (the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). to be a problem.
"The import of Russian diesel is underway." But I think the government is encouraging the private sector to build deposits now because we are really putting a spotlight on energy security, "he said. he added
tariff increase
"The Council, at its regular meeting, tonight approved an interim tariff increase of P1 for the first four kilometers for PUJs navigating the routes of the NCR, of Region 3 and Region 4. "Aileen Lizada said Wednesday night
However, Lizada explained that an official order to increase must go out first before drivers can charge the fare. Additional Passengers According to Lizada, the signed order was to be made public Thursday afternoon
The Council released Wednesday the decision to grant a temporary tariff increase following hearings on the proposed increase of five transport groups: Federation of Jeepney Pilots Association of the Philippines (FEJODAP), Alliance of Transport Organizations Concerned (ACTO), Land Transport Organization of the Philippines (LTOP), Alliance of Carriers and Pilots Association of the Philippines ( ALTODAP), and Pangkalahatang Sanggunian Manila and the Drivers of the Suburbs Assoc. In September 2017, the five transport leaders filed a petition with the LTFRB to increase the minimum price from P8 to P10 by charging higher prices for fuel and parts that they claim to have "compromised".
Mixed Reactions
Meanwhile, mixed reactions from jeepney drivers and passengers welcomed the government's approval of the temporary P1 rate increase.
Pangkalahatang Sangguniang Manila and its suburbs Obet Martin, leader of the Nationwide Inc. Drivers Association (PASANGMASDA), said that he appreciated the decision of the Board to approve the 39, provisional increase of the tariff
P2
They declared that they would continue to submit their formal petition on the additional P2.
Martin was one of five transportation group leaders who filed a petition with the LTFRB The minimum charge for P8 to P10 in September 2017.
Groups cited higher prices for fuel and parts that "negatively affect" the income of drivers and operators.
According to Martin, the P1 rate increase is still helping drivers.
"Kung makakapagsakay ng 350 passenger driver, can take dgdag na P350 nakita na ang mga drivers.If the driver has 350 passengers a day, he will have an extra P350, which can help drivers," said Martin at Telephone interview
. ] Reasonable Increase
The additional minimum fee was also welcomed by some students, adding that the increase was reasonable due to the tax reform program.
For Renalene Nerval, a third-year student in literature and accounting at De La Salle University, Taft Avenue, Manila, the increase in P1 was reasonable.
"The increase was acceptable to me because it was not so heavy. It is also necessary to compensate the TRAIN law. It is normal for the price to increase, but gradually, "said Nerval
Meanwhile, Jasper Valdez, who often drives in jeepney to find work from his home in Quezon City in Manila and Makati, says the opposite. "Para saming mga naghahanap ng trabaho, kahit na sabihin ng iba nakakaunti o maliit na halaga lang ang itataas ng pamasahe sa mga jeepney, malaki pa rin and magiging epekto nito dahil sa sunud-sunod na pagtaas ng bilihin lalo na wala pa kaming stable na pinagkukuhanan ng kita (For us job seekers, even if others would say that the rate increase is minimal, it would still affect us a lot because of the continuous price increases of products, especially now that we we have more work to meet our needs), "he said.
Valdez shared that for him, the increase of P1 is still a big problem as he travels every day by postulating for work or by attending to job interviews
". dap to kung talagang magtatas ng pasahe ay may mga kaakibat na pagbabago para protektahan ang mga commuters, "explains Valdez
Price of lower fuel
For Antonio Simangan, or Mang Jun, a jeepney driver for At least 27 years old, the increase in P1 is not what they needed.
Mang Jun said that he was not happy with the increase and that drivers wanted a lower fuel price.
RJ Javellana, President of
Javellana said that the government should target the very cause of the problem in the transport sector which is the increase in prices fuel because of new tax reform law.
He urged transport groups to unite with consumers and commuters by calling on the government to suspend excise tax on products tankers.
Tags: price increase, increase of Tariffs, Harry Roque, Jeepney, Franchise and Land Transport Regulatory, Metro Manila, Petroleum Price
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