The flagdown rate will be P40 for the first 500 meters starting January 15 and succeeding charges will also go up from P2.50 to P3.50 for every 250 meters or for every two minutes of waiting time.
The LTFRB based its decision on the petition filed last January 22, 2010 by the Philippine National Taxi Operators Association (PNTOA), said Manuel Iway, a member of the LTFRB board.
But Anakpawis-Davao spokesperson Franchie Buhayan described the increase as “too much” and “unfair” to the working class, whose petition for a P125 across-the-board wage increase is yet to be acted upon by the government.
