The proposed fare low cost for public utility automobiles (PUVs), to be applied within the National Capital Region in April, can even be supplied in choose routes nationwide, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) stated Thursday.
“Sa buong bansa po natin ito ipapatupad sa mga piling ruta sa siyudad na may pinakamaraming bilang po ng mga pasahero kagaya po ng nabanggit at alinsunod sa 2023 GAA provisions namin,” DOTr Undersecretary Mark Steven Pastor stated on Unang Balita.
(It can be applied nationwide in choose routes or these with essentially the most variety of passengers as acknowledged in our 2023 GAA provisions.)
“Layon po ng programa na makipagtulungan din sa mga lokal na pamahalaan upang matukoy ang mga ruta na magiging bahagi ng ating programa,” he added.
(The program additionally goals to work with native governments in figuring out the routes that might be a part of this system.)
Pastor stated the PUV fare low cost could final for under six months due to their restricted funds of P1.285 billion underneath the 2023 General Appropriations Act (GAA) and P875 million underneath unprogrammed funds.
The PUV fare low cost was pushed instead of free rides within the EDSA Bus Carousel, which ended on December 31, 2022.
According to Pastor, the DOTr pays PUV drivers and operators each week or two weeks underneath this system.
Fares in conventional jeepneys will revert to P9 — the identical because the fare earlier than the pandemic hit and earlier than the fare hike was applied.
Transport charges for modernized jeepneys can be at P11 whereas bus fares can be lowered by P3 to P4.
UV Express charges, nevertheless, are nonetheless being studied. —KBK, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
