EDSA BUSWAY. Passengers line up to board a bus at the Monumento station of the EDSA Carousel in Caloocan City on July 13, 2022. Groups of public utility bus (PUB) operators on Thursday (July 28, 2022) petitioned for an increase in the minimum fare of regular and airconditioned PUBs to PHP15 and PHP20, respectively, plus an increase in the per kilometer charge after the first five kilometers. (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon) MANILA - Bus operators have appealed to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to increase the minimum fare for regular and airconditioned public utility buses (PUB) and for succeeding kilometers (km) due to rising fuel prices. In an en banc meeting at the LTFRB office in Quezon City, PUB operators submitted Thursday a joint petition to raise the minimum fare for airconditioned PUBs from PHP13 to PHP20 for the first five kilometers plus PHP3.40 for every succeeding km. For regular PUBs, they are seeking a minimum fare increase from PHP11 to PHP