Cebu City to Seek LTFRB Nod on Return of Old Jeepneys
The city government of Cebu will ask the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Central Visayas to allow traditional jeepneys to operate again in the city.
In a press briefing, lawyer Rey Gealon, spokesperson of Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella, said the city government plans to send a letter to LTFRB-7 to ask for a clarification from the agency on why no traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJs) were allowed to return in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue.
Both cities have since downgraded their quarantine status to Modified General Community Quarantine effective September 1.
The city government will submit a 'clarificatory communication' to the LTFRB regional office, Gealon said.
Labella, Gealon said, wanted traditional PUJs to operate again, saying they can significantly help commuters and PUJ drivers.
Earlier, LTFRB-7 announced in a September 3 memorandum that traditional PUJs with routes in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue were not yet allowed to operate.
Since September 1, the whole Cebu mainland has shifted to MGCQ, the least strict quarantine measure in the country.
Under MGCQ, traditional PUJs are allowed to return on the roads.
The city now has an existing 3,556 taxi units and 250 cars servicing passengers under the Transport Network Vehicle Service using a mobile app platform in booking for rides, the LTFRB-7 said.
In a press briefing, lawyer Rey Gealon, spokesperson of Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella, said the city government plans to send a letter to LTFRB-7 to ask for a clarification from the agency on why no traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJs) were allowed to return in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue.
Both cities have since downgraded their quarantine status to Modified General Community Quarantine effective September 1.
The city government will submit a 'clarificatory communication' to the LTFRB regional office, Gealon said.
Labella, Gealon said, wanted traditional PUJs to operate again, saying they can significantly help commuters and PUJ drivers.
Earlier, LTFRB-7 announced in a September 3 memorandum that traditional PUJs with routes in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue were not yet allowed to operate.
Since September 1, the whole Cebu mainland has shifted to MGCQ, the least strict quarantine measure in the country.
Under MGCQ, traditional PUJs are allowed to return on the roads.
The city now has an existing 3,556 taxi units and 250 cars servicing passengers under the Transport Network Vehicle Service using a mobile app platform in booking for rides, the LTFRB-7 said.
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