00:00The number of recent gas price rollbacks does not suffice to offset the series of compounded hikes of fuel costs at the pump,
00:07public transport jeepney groups claim.
00:10Hence their fervent plea for a one-peso bump-up in jeepney fares,
00:14along with a request for LTO registration decals to ferret out chloro-room jeepneys off the streets,
00:20which our Bernard Ferrer has more.
00:24Every centavo matters to Mary Grace,
00:26especially since she rides a jeepney every day to get to work in Quezon City.
00:31She shared that she takes two jeepney rides from Imos Cavite to reach Metro Manila.
00:36Although she understands the concerns of jeepney drivers and operators,
00:40she hopes that the planned fare hike will not push through for now.
00:43Kung kaya pa namang hindi pa itaas yung minimum fare, mas mabuti.
00:50Tsaka syempre mga estudyante maapektohan din, mga anak natin nag-aaral.
00:55The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board of ALTEFRB
00:59held a hearing on the petition of transport groups Pasang Mazda, Altodap, and ACTO
01:04for a one-peso provisional fare increase.
01:06If approved, the minimum fare for traditional jeepneys will bump up from 13 pesos to 14 pesos,
01:12while an increase from 15 pesos to 16 pesos for modern jeepneys is likely but under review.
01:18According to transport leaders,
01:20the proposed hike is due to the continued increase in diesel prices.
01:23Nawawalan po ng halos 250 to 300 pesos ang ating mga jeepney drivers.
01:31Ang dahilan po, yung pong pagtaas ng diesel.
01:34Ano yung mga dahilan?
01:36Yung pong mga traffic, spare parts.
01:39Marami mo kaming sinagupa na talagang hindi namin nakalain na magtataasan.
01:45While there have been some recent rollbacks,
01:47they say these are not enough to offset the previous hikes in oil prices.
01:51The petitioners clarified that if the price of oil continues to go down,
01:57they are willing to immediately reduce their fares.
01:59They also called for the issuance of a classification decal registration sticker
02:03to help crack down on color room or unregistered jeepneys which affect their incomes.
02:09The LTI4B, on the other hand, emphasized the need to balance the interest of drivers and operators,
02:15the economy, inflation, and the welfare of commuters before issuing a decision.
02:19The petitioners have been given 10 days to submit their position papers.
02:23Naintindihan po namin yung kanilang kalagayan.
02:26However, we still would want a complete data from them
02:30bago po kami magpatupad o bago po namin pagbigyan man yung kanilang hinihingi.
02:36The LTI4B may release its decision on the 1 peso provisional fare hike
02:40before the end of the month,
02:42but it will still be referred to the Department of Transportation.
02:45The LTI4B also studying the possibility or prospect of releasing fuel subsidies
02:51to help address the concerns of jeepney drivers and operators.
02:55Bernard Federt from the National TV Network,
02:57for a new and better Philippines.
