A surge fee in jeepney and bus rides during rush hours will have to wait for next year after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board set another hearing on the transport groups’ petition.
The LTFRB said the decision was made in response to the clamor of public utility vehicle operators impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and to provide them financial relief amidst the continued rise of fuel prices and the effect of global inflation.
This is not my idea, but after hearing out the source, I have to admit that it explained and answered a couple of things I found very strange in the announcement that LTFRB Chairperson Cheloy Garafil had resigned her post and would be joining Malacañang Palace as an Undersecretary of the Press Office as well as officer-in-charge or acting press secretary.