MALACANANG is leaving to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) the decision on the petition to rollback the flagdown rate on taxis. “On the flagdown rate, it would be up to the LTFRB to hear the petition,” Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said in an interview over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan. Read more

MALACANANG on Monday dismissed a lawmaker’s warning of a constitutional crisis if the planned fare increase in the Metro Rail and Light Rail Transits (MRT-LRT) and the imposition of value-added tax (VAT) on toll fees will push through. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda insisted that there is no stopping the government to implement the impending adjustments [...]

MANILA — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said Thursday that government may not yet be ready to take over the operations of public utility buses (PUB) in the country. Senator Vicente Sotto III earlier proposed the takeover of bus operations while the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) called for the suspension of [...]

MANILA — Not wanting to give up the fight easily, the Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (Palea) on Tuesday strongly urged its members not to accept any termination notices from the management of the country’s flag carrier. The call came on the heels of the decision of the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) to approve [...]