Three transport groups have asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to speed up its review and make a decision
regarding their petition to allow jeepney and bus operators and drivers to charge an additional P1 to P2 in “surge fares” during rush hour.
The petitioners — Pasang Masda, the Alliance of Transport Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (ALTODAP), and the Alliance
of Concerned Transport Organization (ACTO) — filed another motion for early resolution before the LTFRB on Wednesday.
According to Michelle Bergonia, legal counsel for the petitioners, they first filed a petition for early resolution in March.
However, the agency has yet to decide on the matter.
In October last year, the groups asked the LTFRB to allow a surge charge of P1 for traditional and modern public utility jeepneys (PUJs)
and P2 for public utility buses (PUBs) during the rush hour periods of 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., except on Sundays and national
holidays.
The LTFRB said it will study the petitions.
