Service contracting for PUVs to end on May 22 — LTFRB

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced on Tuesday that the implementation of the Land-Based Service Contracting Program (LBSCP) will end on Friday, May 22.

“You are directed to inform all onboarded beneficiaries under the LBSCP to cease and discontinue all activities related to the implementation of the program upon the expiration of the aforementioned date and time,” the memorandum from the LTFRB read.

The LBSCP - which began in April - grants 20% discount to all regular passengers and 40% discount to students, senior citizens, and persons with disability to help them amid the rising fuel prices.

On the other hand, the agency said that the P10 per liter fuel discount for passenger jeepneys and UV Express units goes nationwide.

It can be recalled that the LTFRB earlier approved 141,724 units of passenger jeepneys and UV Express for the government’s fuel discount subsidy.

“Based on the approved guideline, participating gas stations will be connected to the database of the national government through a mobile app that will list the qualified beneficiaries of the program,” the LTFRB said in a statement.

“Only PUVs with existing and valid franchises will be included in the database for a 150-liter ceiling every week for each of the PUV units,” it added.

“Once the license plate was confirmed to be enrolled in the program, the discount will automatically apply which means that the driver will just pay the discounted price per visit to the gas station.”

The LTFRB also said regional directors were instructed to inform jeepney and UV Express drivers about the 4,299 participating gas stations. — BAP, GMA News