Inaprubahan na ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) ang petisyon ng transport groups na itaas sa P10 ang minimum fare sa mga pampasaherong jeepney. Pero sabi ng Department of Transportation-LTFRB, hindi pa puwedeng ipatupad ng mga tsuper ang bagong singil.
Sa nakuhang kopya ng GMA News Online nitong Miyerkules sa desisyon ng LTFRB, nakasaad na, "grant the petition for a fare increase, to make permanent the provisional fare increase of P1 granted on July 6, 2018 and an additional P1 for the first four kilometers or a minimum fare of P10 from the original fare of P8."
Ang naturang desisyon ay pinirmahan nina LTFRB chairman Martin Delgra III, at Board Members Ronaldo Corpus at Aileen Lizada.
Pero mayroong "dissenting opinion" sa Lizada kaugnay sa desisyon.
Nilinaw naman ng Department of Transportation-LTFRB, na hindi pa opisyal ang desisyon ng LTFRB kaya hindi pa puwedeng ipatupad ng mga tsuper.
"We regret that a document was leaked even before it was certified as official. Please be informed that the LTFRB will release an official copy once the document is signed by the LTFRB Executive Director and is marked as docketed," sabi ng DOTr-LTFRB.
"We request the drivers to wait until the LTFRB releases the official document on the fare hike before charging any additional fare," dagdag nito.
Ang desisyon ng LTFRB ay mula sa mga inihaing petisyon ng Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines, Alliance of Concerned Transport Organization of the Philippines, Land Transportation Organization of the Philippines, Alliance of Transport Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines, Pangkalahatang Sanggunian Manila and Suburb Drivers Nationwide Inc.— FRJ, GMA News
