DAVAO City — Some of the taxi units here are now charging with the new fare rate as the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-11 started the recalibration process early this year, which earned the ire of most commuters in the city.
In an interview, lawyer Teresita Dela Peña-Yñiguez, director of LTFRB-11 said the agency started to recalibrate taxi units since Jan. 8.
Yñiguez said the decision to raise the fare was made in October last year but the implementation was delayed because they were “waiting for the central office to issue the guidelines.”
The new fare will be P13.50 per kilometer from the P3.50 for every 300 meters traveled. There will be additional P2.00 per minute of running time from last year’s P3.50 per two minutes waiting time. The flag down rate will remain P40.00.
She maintained that the timing of the increase is not related to the increase in fuel price due to the added excise tax under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law. (davaotoday.com)
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