Taxi drivers slam LTFRB

[BoEinG_747]

A GROUP of taxi operators and drivers yesterday expressed strong objection to the memorandum of the Land transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board requiring taxis to issue receipts to passengers.

The new LTFRB order, which was issued on November 15, will take effect January next year.

In a press briefing, Philippine National Taxi Operators Association president Bong Suntay said that the meter issuing receipts would be an additional burden to them since it costs P12,000 to P14,000 each.

Suntay said they will ask Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza to junk the memorandum of the LTFRB.

"Pakikiusapan namin ang gobyerno na huwag nang ipatupad ito for practical reasons. Masyado nang mahirap ang lagay ng transport sector dahil sa taas ng presyo ng gasoline at E-VAT, huwag na sanang idagdag pa ang ganitong hakbang," he said.

Once the DoTC rejects the appeal, they will bring the issue to court by filing a petition for a temporary restraining order, Suntay added.

[yebo]

yung kasing bruha na chairwoman ng ltfrb may sariling mundo, mana sa amo nyang si gloria. being dictatorial is one thing, but dictating policy without consideration for reality is something else.

[zero]

magkano na naman kaya ang kickback nila sa mga bagong taxi meters na yan?

[akuma]

ok sana yung idea to have receipts on taxis... para naman maiwasan yung madadayang metro tska to have an exact fare... kaso mahal pala yung unit na yun...
dapat libre na lang yun... hehehe...

[maykel]

kahit may resibo pa metro ng taxi nila.. ganun p din mga abusadong txi driver " boss dagdagan nyo na lang yun metro"

[oldblue]

it's high time na mga taxis na mag-issue sila ng receipt para ma-monitor ng gobyerno ang income nila. sobrang unfair na kasi yun they clog the streets more often than private vehicles pero walang concrete proof na nagbabayad ng tama para sa gobyerno.

but the metering system, 12k to 14k medyo mahal ata naman. not unless thermal printer yun ala POS at tatak IBM hehehe. sa ibang countries ba ganito din ang mga taxis

[Mguy]

ayaw lang masira ang systema nila na nakaka-singil na kung anu-ano sa mga pasahero. The burden would be on the operators and not the drivers. If they could afford to buy a car to make it into a taxi, buying a printer would be easy.

[BoyFerrari]

Dapat lang na merong resibo ang taxis. Actually, dapat nga lahat ng public transportation facilities ay nagbibigay ng resibo. It is one way to have proof that you paid the correct fare.

Since taxis ang pinaka-abusado sa lahat pagdating sa singilan ng pamasahe, the more the government should require them to issue receipts in support of public interest.

Saka isa pa, nag-de-declare ba ng income tax ang mga taxi driver? Hindi naman, diba?

Sa Shanghai China nag-i-issue ng resibo ang mga taxi.

[alwayz_yummy]

for me DAPAT LANG may resibo lahat ng public transport...pero ung sa issue ng taxi, dapat somehow may subsidy ang gov't dun...aba laki ng singil nila sa franchise, talk about our taxes, and the upcomming 12% vat,ba un?

[mantoy]

who will benefit on these receipt-printing taxi meters? do you think the passengers will benefit from these?