DOTr pushes for PUV fare discount

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) recommended 'fare discounts' to commuters riding public utility vehicles (Jeeps, buses, and UV Express) in place of free rides in the EDSA Bus Carousel.

The Department of Transportation recommended "fare discounts" to commuters riding public utility vehicles in place of free rides in the EDSA Bus Carousel.

“Pre-pandemic fare matrix will be applied and the provisional fare increases implemented will be covered accordingly by the government,” DOTr secretary Jaime Bautista said in the memorandum submitted to Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board chairman Teofilo Guadiz III.

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