00:00The minimum fare for a jeep is now 13 pesos, but due to the increase in the price of oil,
00:06which will be followed by a big oil price hike on Tuesday,
00:09some transport groups are studying to revive their fare hike.
00:14Darlene Cai is on the scene.
00:19On Tuesday, the oil price hike is already high, and the price will be high, especially for diesel.
00:25That's why the chauffeur, Danny, is worried.
00:27He earns 500 pesos a day for the fare hike,
00:30but it's not enough for his daily expenses, which may be reduced.
00:46Jesse, who is a rider of the Motorcycle Hailing App,
00:49will save and extend the time of the fare hike.
00:57That's a big reduction.
00:59Manny, who is a coconut vendor, is afraid that due to the increase in the price of oil,
01:04the purchases will also be expensive, as well as his supply of coconuts.
01:08If it's high, we will also increase it.
01:10We just have to be patient.
01:11If we are patient, we will take care of it.
01:13That's why the passenger, Maribeth,
01:15is almost unable to breathe due to the tightness of her belt.
01:19Even if the fare is one or two pesos higher,
01:24it's still a big deficit in the budget.
01:27But what if the fare hike petition, which was submitted in August 2023,
01:31is revived by Pasang Masta, ACTO, and ALTODAT?
01:35We didn't follow up because it's a bit low.
01:40But now, it's time for us to follow up because it's already very difficult.
01:47In the past, they asked the LTFRB to make the minimum fare from 12 pesos to 15 pesos.
01:53But what was approved was a provisional increase of one peso.
01:56So until now, the minimum fare is still 13 pesos.
02:00After the 2023 GMA News Research,
02:04the price of kerosene in Metro Manila went up
02:07from 71 pesos and 85 centavos to 82 pesos and 10 centavos per liter,
02:13and 52 pesos and 25 centavos to 66 pesos and 85 centavos per liter of diesel.
02:20Tomorrow, they will discuss the minimum fare for drivers, operators, and commuters.
02:27The LTFRB has not yet issued a new declaration.
02:29But they previously said that they are giving a FIWO subsidy
02:33to all those affected by the oil price hike.
02:36For GMA Integrated News, Darlene Cai, KTK 24 Horas.
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