Fare Increase Deferred(Temporarily)

May 20th, 2008

I woke up yesterday morning with a newscast from different t.v. station that LTFRB had approved the provisional fare increase of public transport. It would take effect on Wednesday May 21, 2008.

Fare increases are:

P0.50 for Jeppneys - which would make the minimum fare P8.00

P1.00 for ordinary bus - which would make the minimum fare P9.00.

P1.50 for aircon bus - which would make the minimum fare P11.50.

When I arrive home from work the news that came out was that it was put on hold on the order of DOTC secretary.

I feel a sigh of relief because this fare increase would make a big dent on our budget. My children will surely ask for their additional allowance

But at the same time I feel sorry for those operators and drivers of this group of public transportation. This irresponsible government official acted like giving a candy to a child then would take them back later.

Now what?

Of course these concerned transport groups are all planning to hold a nationwide strike this month of June.

Our life here in this country is really like a telenovela -“Abangan ang susunod na kabanata”( Watch out for the next episode).

Latest update: President Gloria Arroyo ordered the implementation of provisional public transport fare effective May 21,2008. That is today.

In the Central and Southern Luzon provinces, ordinary buses were allowed to add 10 centavos per kilometer. Air-conditioned buses could raise fares by 25 centavos per kilometer.

But moderate transport group on Tuesday said that it is not ruling out a transport strike despite the order.”Abangan uli ang susunod na kabanata”

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5 Comments on “Fare Increase Deferred(Temporarily)”

#1 guardian angel (Who am I?)
on May 21st, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Hi Mon,

What is funny here is that the min. wage also increased by P20. My question is how about us na mataas lang na konti sa minimum? Lagi kami naiiwan e.

I’ll not be surprised next time around kami na ang minimum. For this fare hike, I am quite lucky may free shuttle bus kami and malapit kami sa work.

Thanks.
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#2 admin (Who am I?)
on May 21st, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Angel - Your question is the same as mine. Hindi tayo kasama sa wage increase.Pero kasama sa pag taas ng presyo.
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#3 HotMomma (Who am I?)
on May 23rd, 2008 at 5:16 pm
I can just imagine how life is there with rising prices from food to fares to school fees. It should be a consolation for you to know, though, that even here in the UK, we definitely feel the crunch as well.

I left po pala a comment in your Humane Blogging Tips blog about a question/problem about my blog. If you will kindly help me po. Thanks!

By the way po, you are featured for a month in my blog for being a top EC dropper. If you have time, do visit my other blog as well: Pinoy Around the World at http://modernmariaclara.wordpress.com

Thanks!
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#4 Joliber Mapiles (Who am I?)
on May 23rd, 2008 at 7:31 pm
this is not a good news, next time nyan taas ulit.. anyway mzta na po?
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#5 admin (Who am I?)
on May 23rd, 2008 at 8:06 pm
HotMomma - Thank you for the visit and your comment. I’ll try to visit both site now.
Joliber - Hello. Musta na rin. Not good right now. My PR drop to 0 from 3.
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