1Utak chairman bats for P12 minimum fare for public utility vehicles 03/18/2011 Partly-list group United Transport Koalisyon (1-Utak) yesterday asked for government assistance to help drivers and operators of public utility vehicles cope with the increasing oil prices and the projected drop in passenger load. 1-Utak chairman lawyer Vigor Mendoza II said historically passenger load drops by as much as 30 percent when summer class vacation starts. If this is coupled by continued high cost of fuel, there will be no recourse but to increase transport fares. Based on a straight line method of computation, a P12 minimum fare for jeepneys is not far-fetched. Such high transport cost is not also good for drivers as their children and other family members ride the public transport too, Mendoza said. However, Mendoza added there is no cause to panic as they had been in this situation before and already submitted to the Department of Energy and the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) the alternative actions to mitigate fare increases.

1Utak chairman bats for P12 minimum fare for public utility vehicles

03/18/2011
Partly-list group United Transport Koalisyon (1-Utak) yesterday asked for government assistance to help drivers and operators of public utility vehicles cope with the increasing oil prices and the projected drop in passenger load.

1-Utak chairman lawyer Vigor Mendoza II said historically passenger load drops by as much as 30 percent when summer class vacation starts. If this is coupled by continued high cost of fuel, there will be no recourse but to increase transport fares.

Based on a straight line method of computation, a P12 minimum fare for jeepneys is not far-fetched. Such high transport cost is not also good for drivers as their children and other family members ride the public transport too, Mendoza said.

However, Mendoza added there is no cause to panic as they had been in this situation before and already submitted to the Department of Energy and the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) the alternative actions to mitigate fare increases..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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