CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — Transportation officials in Northern Mindanao are amenable to a proposal of transport groups and the city council to adjust the taxi fare in the region.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Region 10 said it is open to a more practical approach should the LTFRB central office approve the fare reduction being proposed by the city’s taxi drivers and operators.
Taxi drivers at present are following the LTFRB-approved fare of P40 as flagdown rate in addition to the P2-per-minute waiting and P13.50-per-kilometer charges.
Some taxi drivers and operators want the LTFRB to revert to the previous rate of P40 flagdown, P3.50 per 300-meter charge and P3.50 for every two-minute waiting time.
LTFRB-10 regional director Aminoden Guro said the taxi fare reduction would depend on the decision of the agency’s board, which will base its ruling on the petitions submitted by transport groups.
Once the new rate is approved and implemented, Guro said all taxi meters would be recalibrated and resealed.
An operator has to pay at least P1,000 for the recalibration of the meter of each taxi unit.
The city has more than 2,000 taxi units servicing people in the urban and suburban areas.
Guro said retuning the meters would take time.