LTFRB official urges LGUs to review tricycle fares

 

Local government officials should review tricycle fares in their respective localities and determine whether it is time to also rollback fares as what the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) did to jeepneys and taxis.

 

“Just last Friday, the minimum jeep fare was reduced by 50 centavos, while the reduced flag down rate for taxi cabs are still on effect,” LTFRB Boardmember Ariel Inton said.

 

“In view of public service, I appeal to all LGUs to review their current tricycle fares. Prices of gasoline is continuously going down, jeep fares and flag down rate for taxis are currently reduced", he added.

 

Inton, a former city councilor of Quezon City, stressed that LGUs and not the LTFRB has the discretion on the matter of tricycle fares.

 

“LGUs have jurisdiction over tricycles since the effectivity of the Local Government Code. Perhaps it’s about time LGUs review tricycle fares considering the dramatic reduction of oil prices,” the LTFRB official pointed out.

 

At present, the jeepney is still considered the cheapest mode of transport in Metro Manila with 7 pesos for its minimum fare. Tricycle fares, meanwhile, vary on the distance. — APG, GMA News