{"id":239175,"date":"2019-12-05T00:35:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T05:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=239175"},"modified":"2019-12-05T00:35:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T05:35:41","slug":"ltfrb-memo-standardizes-e-jeepneys-modern-pujs-fares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/12\/05\/ltfrb-memo-standardizes-e-jeepneys-modern-pujs-fares\/","title":{"rendered":"LTFRB memo standardizes e-jeepneys, modern PUJs\u2019 fares"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a statement issued Tuesday evening, the LTFRB belied reports of a fare hike and said the memorandum circular 2019-061 it issued was to merely standardize fare rates computations for modern public utility vehicles such as e-jeepneys. (File Photo:<\/a> Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board – LTFRB\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) clarified there would be no fare hike for all public utility jeepneys (PUJ).<\/p>\n

In a statement issued Tuesday evening, the LTFRB belied reports of a fare hike and said the memorandum circular 2019-061 it issued was to merely standardize fare rates computations for modern public utility vehicles such as e-jeepneys.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe (MC) 2019-061 on Fare Rates for Modern PUJ Services and Electric PUJ Services aims to establish a nationwide fare guideline baseline for Modern PUJs and E-Jeepneys,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

The LTFRB said the circular does not apply to regular PUJs.<\/p>\n

Under MC 2019-061, non-airconditioned electric and modern PUJs shall charge a fare rate 20 percent higher than regular PUJs for the first four kilometers with no rate difference in every succeeding kilometer.<\/p>\n

For air-conditioned units, the fare rate is 20 percent higher than regular PUJ service for the first four kilometers and 20 percent higher for every succeeding kilometer.<\/p>\n

The memorandum took effect on Wednesday (December 4).<\/p>\n

The new fare rates, according to the memorandum, is justified through the \u201cunquantifiable\u201d benefits of modern PUJs to the environment aside from the increased cost of maintenance of such units.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe public has a value of knowing that by acting more environmentally correct, the more they contribute to future generation\u2019s wellbeing,\u201d the circular read.<\/p>\n

On November 20, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) canceled the automatic phaseout of old jeepneys by June 30, 2020, and instead required a yearly roadworthiness test for such units, consolidation of operators into cooperatives or corporations, among other requirements.<\/p>\n

The DOTr added that once sufficient modern PUVs ply the routes of traditional PUJs, the provisional authority of these non-modern PUJs would be canceled automatically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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