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DOTr opens two new P2P routes for Alabang and Cavite

Louie Diangson June 1, 2017 5 Comments

The Department of Transportation (DOTr), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), and MetroExpress Connect, Inc. has announced that they have launched two new routes of the Premium Point-to-Point-Bus Service…

DOTr suspends the Anti-Distracted Driving Law

Louie Diangson May 23, 2017 2 Comments

After the massive confusion with the driving public, the Department of Transportation has called the shots to suspend the Anti-Distracted Driving Law. The announcement was made after a hearing with the…

LTFRB labels UberMOTO and UberXL as “colorum”

Louie Diangson May 16, 2017 No Comments

Uber is in a hot seat again as the Land Transporation Franchising and Regulatory Board calls out their new services to be “colorum”. The LTFRB warns the public about the upcoming…

LTFRB announces flagdown fare hike for taxi services nationwide

Louie Diangson February 11, 2017 2 Comments

The Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has issued an advisory announcing the flagdown fare hike for taxi services nationwide. Effective February 13, 2017, the provisional authorized flagdown fare…

LTFRB orders Wunder Carpool and Angkas to cease operations

Louie Diangson January 27, 2017 5 Comments

The Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has ordered two Transport Network Companies (TNC), Wunder Carpool and Angkas, to cease operations. In a press release published on January 27,…

House Bill filed seeking to regulate Uber, Grab price surges

Louie Diangson December 27, 2016 1 Comment

A House bill has been filed by a Quezon City Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo which aims to regulate the price surges of transport network service providers (TNS) like Uber and…

LTFRB issues warning to Uber and Grab for the holiday season

Louie Diangson December 24, 2016 2 Comments

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has issued a warning to Uber and Grab citing unreasonable surges in their rates, especially during the holiday season. In a press…

LTFRB suspends acceptance of new TNVS applications in Metro Manila

Louie Diangson July 22, 2016 2 Comments

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has filed a memo suspending the acceptance of new applications of Transport Network Vehicle Services (TNVS) like Uber and Grab in Metro…

LTFRB launches Alabang-Makati P2P bus service

Louie Diangson April 25, 2016 5 Comments

The Department of Transportation and Communications and the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has announced that they have launched a third point-to-point (P2P) route between Alabang and Makati.…

Congress wants to suspend operation of Uber, GrabCar

Ronnie Bulaong June 3, 2015 19 Comments

In a hearing earlier today, the Technical Working Group of the Committee on Transportation expressed their intent to suspend the operation of app-based transportation services like Uber and GrabCar over…

LTFRB sets accreditation rules for Uber to go legal

yuga May 30, 2015 3 Comments

The Philippines is among the first countries in the world to legalize and create specific regulations for ride-sharing services like Uber. The LTFRB will start accepting applicants for formal accreditation…

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