P2P buses to resume operations, free services offered Sunday, Monday

The services of the Point to Point (P2P) bus system will resume on Sunday after its CEO reached an agreement with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and Department of Transportation.

In an announcement on its Facebook page on Saturday, the P2P bus service said it will offer free services on Sunday and Monday and resume their regular service on Tuesday while they resolve the problem of a missing tax payment validation for their Income Tax Return in 2015.

"After a lengthy conversation with LTFRB and DOTr, the problem of a missing tax payment validation for our 2015 ITR could be resolved and we agreed with LTFRB to fully cooperate on their requirements by Monday morning," it stated.

"We agreed with DOtr and LTFRB to offer our patrons a two days free service before we resume our services with the new schedules for 2017 by Tuesday," it added.

Holders of round trip tickets for Friday, January 6, can still avail of rides until January 13 while those with monthly passes can expect an announcement for their compensation soon.

DOTr on its Twitter page announced that P2P owner Froehlich Tours must comply with the LTFRB's requirements as soon as possible to grant them the Certificate of Public Convenience needed to continue their services.

LTFRB: Froehlich Tours must comply w/ the requirements, so we could immediately grant them CPC to continue operating as a P2P service.#DOTr pic.twitter.com/qWUUxR8sa9

— DOTr (@DOTr_PH) January 6, 2017

It noted that the owners of Froehlich Tours must submit a proof of payment, validated by the concerned bank, of their 2015 income tax. — Rie Takumi/VVP, GMA News