Denis Santos
- Taxi fare to increase
- LTFRB wants taxi fares to be of Uber’s
In a recent interview, LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra III dropped a controversial comment about the status quo of Uber and Taxis. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board may be ‘unanimously agreed’ to increase taxi fares like Uber’s surge rates.
Reasons and some spice
“Ang gagawin, we will try to make it at par with TNVS (transport network vehicle services) or more particularly with the Uber system kasi nade-dehado daw mga taxi drivers ngayon,” Delgra said to GMA News Online during the Senate finance committee hearing for 2018 budget.
He verified that the decision was unanimous explaining the specifics of the said project. It has to be aligned with how Uber’s system works. More so, Delgra with LTFRB has already conducted a dialogue with taxi operators weeks ago.
According to him, they should come up a concrete decision by the end of the month. And if you are asking why is he doing it–to solve the problem of ‘underutilization’ of taxis.
Let’s just hope that the abusive cab drivers won’t take this as a “chance” for them to get ahead of everyone wanting to get a ride. Let’s hope for the best!
