UNITED Negros Drivers and Operators Center Inc. (Undoc) has urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to take immediate action about the P7 minimum fare.

This as Undoc said it continues to feel the burden brought about by unauthorized price hike imposed by several oil firms in the city.

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Undoc reiterated its plea that it is not asking for a fare hike but just for LTFRB to put back into effect the P7 minimum fare.

Officers of the transport group said they can't wait for any probe to be conducted by the Department of Energy (DOE) before LTFRB would take action on their plea.

"We are not asking too much," said Undoc secretary general Jessie Ortega, who added that perhaps even the DOE can feel the abnormal price hike on petroleum products.

LTRFB said previously that it can't grant the request of transport groups for a fare hike as it must go with the process first before the order could be released.

But Undoc said LTFRB must look at the "real picture" of crude and gasoline prices today for them to come up with a fair decision.

Undoc said with the threat of more oil price hikes in the coming months, LTFRB must now come up with a decision that will both help the transport sector and the public survive.

"They can't decide on the fare issue by considering the side of the public only," said Ortega. "They (LTFRB) must consider our side too," he appealed.

The DOE had already issued a notice on investigating the petroleum prices in Bacolod. This after the government found out that prices of crude and gasoline are much higher here than anywhere else in the country.