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Saturday, August 13, 2005
35% of PUJs got new fare matrix
ABOUT 35 percent of the region's Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ) operators have already secured the new fare matrix from Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 10 as of Wednesday, Regional Director Mandangan Darimbang said.
Darimbang warned the PUJ operators from plying their routes without the updated fare matrix, saying LTFRB 10 will start its drive against erring drivers and operators next Monday.
The LTFRB official said the low turnout of PUJ operators claiming the P560 fare matrix in his office the past two days might have been due to the Filipino tendency to file on the eve of the deadlines.
"Some might still be contemplating to get the required matrix because of the perceived high fees," he said.
But Darimbang explained that LTFRB's strict regulation on fare matrix will help PUJ operators and drivers earn more.
"Dili man ni para sa amo, para man ni sa ila. Imagine, kung duna siya'y 500 ka pasahero, e di dugang sab nga 500 sa iyang kita (This is not for us, this is for them. If there are 500 passengers in a day's route, then it means additional P500 for them)," he said.
Darimbang earlier warned the operators and drivers of stiffer penalties if they fail to secure the fare matrix. Three-time violators will be stripped of franchise, he said.
But a PUJ driver interviewed by this paper shrugged-off the new P6.50 fare, saying this does not economically benefit them.
"Mao man gihapon, motaas ang pasahe, motaas sad ang renta sa unit (it's just the same thing, the (PUJ) unit rental also go up)," the driver, who asked his name be concealed, said. (Danilo V. Adorador III)
(August 13, 2005 issue)
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