This has got to be a cruel nightmare! If the rising price of groceries and gasoline wasn't enough, now commuters' fare will go up too. I do understand that jeepney and taxi drivers also suffer from the gas price increases and maybe this is truly necessary so they can make a decent living as well.
It just really hurts!
Cebu jeepney drivers will cry for a P10 minimum fare if incentives aren’t given by the government to cushion yesterday’s increase in fuel prices, the 18th round this year. A P10 minimum fare is reasonable for jeepney drivers, said Ryan Benjamin Yu, vice chairman of the Cebu Integrated Transport Service Cooperative Inc.
Commuters now pay P7 to ride the jeepney, after two rounds of 50-centavo increases were given on a provisional basis by the LTFRB this year while waiting for the drivers’ petition to be resolved. But according to Yu, the P1 buffer is not enough to offset the fuel price increases.
Given the relentless oil price increases, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Thompson Lantion said the agency is likely to approve a P1 fare increase for jeepneys and a P10 “add-on” in cab fares.
So I guess it's inevitable folks! Just be prepared to hand over your P10 in jeepney fare and an additional P10 to the taxi cab. Maybe I should just get a bike?
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