Instead of giving fare discounts to passengers, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said that subsidies will be provided to PUV drivers and operators of select routes.
MANILA, Philippines – The proposed fare discounts for passengers of public utility vehicles has been discontinued, according to Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista. The budget will instead be used to subsidize PUV drivers and operators along struggling routes.Kung ibibigay natin ‘yung discount, napakaikling panahon lang, ubos na agad ‘yun.
Under the proposed discounts, fares for traditional jeepneys were supposed to return to the pre-pandemic level of P9, down from the current P12. In March, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said it was already preparing to implement the fare discounts, which would be sourced from the DOTr’s P1.285 budget for theThe LTFRB said that it was currently still deliberating on a draft memorandum circular regarding the fare discounts. The agency is expected to present the list of subsidized PUV routes by May or June.
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