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The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has set a date to hear a pending petition to increase the minimum fare for jeepneys to P15.“'Yung pending , may hearing kami sa February 19, 2025... Ito 'yung pending pa noong 2023, kung saan nagbigay lang ang Board ng provisional increase,” LTFRB technical division head Joel Bolano said in an interview on Super Radyo dzBB on Saturday.“Ang petisyon ay gawing P15 ang minimum fare mula sa kasalukuyang P13,” Bolano said.
In October 2023, the LTFRB approved a P1 provisional increase in the minimum fare for public utility jeepneys, adjusting the fare from P12 to P13 for traditional jeepneys and from P14 to P15 for modern jeepneys.Last month, the LTFRB said it is reviewing the petition to increase the minimum fare as various transport groups made a petition for an increase.
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