By: Boy Ryan B. Zabal
A shuttle van group serving tourists in the famed resort island of Boracay welcomed the approval for a fare increase of air-conditioned public-utility vehicles (PUV) throughout Western Visayas by the Land Transportation, Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).
Effective this week, passengers of L300 vans have to pay P6 for the first five-kilometers and
additional P1.35 for every succeeding kilometer. Jesus Jingco Jr., marketing/business manager of Caticlan Boracay Transport Multi-purpose Cooperative said, “the fare hike, the first since the one granted by the government to bus and air-conditioned unit operators in 2002, is a welcome development in consonance with the rising fuel cost. “The petition is long overdue in so far as the fare adjustment is concerned. We welcome such positive response from LTFRB for those L300 vans plying the Kalibo-Caticlan route,” he added.
The shuttle van group, with 34 units and 31 members, is the accredited transport arm of CBTMPC, according to Jingco, the increase is roughly 10 percent or P8.35 higher than the usual L300 van fare for the 66-kilometer Kalibo-Caticlan route. Local transport groups plying the Kalibo-Caticlan route are charging P80 for passengers from Caticlan to Kalibo while some groups collect P70 from their Kalibo L300 van terminal to Caticlan. Those affected by the fare hike are L300 vans, filcabs and buses with air-conditioning units.
However, LTFRB regional director Porferio Clavel warned PUVs that do not have air cons of having their franchises cancelled if they collect the new fare rates. LTFRB also advised operators of PUVs to first secure a fare matrix before adopting the fare hike as approved. They would also be penalized if they fail to get a fare matrix from the local office for each of their units. /MPhttp://madyaas_pen @ yahoo.com
A shuttle van group serving tourists in the famed resort island of Boracay welcomed the approval for a fare increase of air-conditioned public-utility vehicles (PUV) throughout Western Visayas by the Land Transportation, Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).
Effective this week, passengers of L300 vans have to pay P6 for the first five-kilometers and
additional P1.35 for every succeeding kilometer. Jesus Jingco Jr., marketing/business manager of Caticlan Boracay Transport Multi-purpose Cooperative said, “the fare hike, the first since the one granted by the government to bus and air-conditioned unit operators in 2002, is a welcome development in consonance with the rising fuel cost. “The petition is long overdue in so far as the fare adjustment is concerned. We welcome such positive response from LTFRB for those L300 vans plying the Kalibo-Caticlan route,” he added.
The shuttle van group, with 34 units and 31 members, is the accredited transport arm of CBTMPC, according to Jingco, the increase is roughly 10 percent or P8.35 higher than the usual L300 van fare for the 66-kilometer Kalibo-Caticlan route. Local transport groups plying the Kalibo-Caticlan route are charging P80 for passengers from Caticlan to Kalibo while some groups collect P70 from their Kalibo L300 van terminal to Caticlan. Those affected by the fare hike are L300 vans, filcabs and buses with air-conditioning units.
However, LTFRB regional director Porferio Clavel warned PUVs that do not have air cons of having their franchises cancelled if they collect the new fare rates. LTFRB also advised operators of PUVs to first secure a fare matrix before adopting the fare hike as approved. They would also be penalized if they fail to get a fare matrix from the local office for each of their units. /MPhttp://madyaas_pen @ yahoo.com
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