CEBU CITY, Philippines – Abnormal passengers who depend on commuting every day will face a a lot better burden of their budgets, as jeepney drivers will demand larger minimal fares, doubtlessly rising by as much as P25, if the Public Utility Car Modernization (PUVM) program is totally applied.
Gregory Perez, head of the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON) Cebu Chapter, defined that the demand for larger fares was as a result of stress on drivers to repay loans taken for the acquisition of modernized jeepneys.
“Ang foundation ana kay mapressure atong mga jeepney drivers sa bayranan sa bangko, utang man gud na, mapressure sila sa mga modernong sakyanan kay nanginahanglan man gud sila og P45,000 kada bulan nga i-bayad nila sa bangko,” Perez mentioned in an interview with CDN Digital on Thursday, Could 2.
(The premise for that is that the jeepney drivers will likely be pressured to pay the financial institution, it is a mortgage so they’re pressured to pay the mortgage for the trendy automobile as a result of they are going to want P45,000 a month to pay the financial institution.)
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Perez additional defined that as a result of larger installment funds for the modernized jeepneys, jeepney drivers would don’t have any different selection however to extend their minimal fare as much as P40.
“Og dili na nila buhaton, kulang kaayo ang ila kita para ibayad ra sakyanan,” he mentioned.
(If they won’t do this, their earnings received’t be sufficient to pay for the automobile.)
In the meantime, the Division of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary for Planning and Undertaking Improvement, Timothy John Bata, said in January this yr, that no fare hike ought to happen with out present process the method of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).
He mentioned that with the implementation of our consolidation deadline, a fare hike wouldn’t be anticipated.
“We’re giving a reminder to our commuters that the 300, 400 % [fare] improve they’re listening to about has no foundation, and we don’t anticipate that a lot of a rise in our consolidation and PUVMP,” he mentioned.
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DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista has additionally refuted the assertion made by a commuters’ group relating to the potential improve of the minimal fare for contemporary jeepneys to P50 and clarified that the first issue influencing any fare adjustment in public transportation could be the price of gasoline.
“We strongly imagine there isn’t any foundation for the alleged P50 minimal fare,” he mentioned.
He mentioned that fare improve petitions bear en banc deliberation by the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB).
Bautista additional said that NEDA (Nationwide Financial and Improvement Authority) opinion could be crucial relating to the inflationary impression of any improve, and consideration could be given to the affordability of the commuting public.
It was talked about that the premise for the fare improve could be for operators to pay for the loans, along with incomes a dwelling.
The present minimal fare stands at P13 for conventional jeepneys and P15 for contemporary jeepneys.
In 2017, on the outset of the PUV modernization program, the minimal fare was P9 for conventional jeepneys and P11 for contemporary jeepneys.
“This confirmed that LTFRB has all the time balanced the necessity of drivers towards commuters when gasoline worth improve occurs,” Bautista mentioned.
As a part of the modernization program, the consolidation deadline for jeepney operators and drivers – the preliminary section of this system – was set for Dec. 31, 2023.
Nevertheless, the deadline was prolonged to April 30, 2024. Jeepney operators and drivers who didn’t take part within the PUV modernization program is not going to be allowed to proceed operations past the given date. They may now be categorized as “colorum” autos and will likely be apprehended by authorities.
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