00:00Taxicab owners, operators, and their drivers can breathe a welcome of sigh or sigh of relief with a fuel discount set aside just for them to immediately mitigate last week's steep hike in prices at the pump in this report.
00:14The free inter-terminal shuttle service at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport remains in operation.
00:19According to the Manila International Airport Authority or MIAA, the shuttle regularly goes around all three airport terminals and can be conveniently accessed at the arrival base.
00:28The initiative aims to address complaints of overcharging by some taxi drivers, especially from passengers who simply need to transfer between terminals.
00:36In one reported case, a taxi driver charged a passenger over 1,000 pesos for a trip from Terminal 3 to Terminal 1.
00:43The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, or LTFRB, later discovered that the taxi's provisional authority or franchise had already expired as early as March.
00:53The same goes for the entire fleet operated by taxi hub transport.
00:56In another incident, a passenger was charged 5,500 pesos for a short ride from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2.
01:03Meanwhile, the Land Transportation Officer, LTO, suspended the license of an angkas rider who allegedly charged 2,000 pesos for a trip from Terminal 3 to Kainta, Rizala.
01:13The Department of Transportation, or DOTR, and MIAA continue to intensify their campaign against abusive transport practices at the airport.
01:20Just last week, with support from the LTO and LTFRB, authorities began the strict enforcement of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s directive to ensure the safety and welfare of passengers and to prevent any form of abuse inside NAIA.
01:34The LTO will hold a public auction on July 17 for impounded vehicles from 2023 and earlier that remain unclaimed by their owners.
01:42Meanwhile, several oil companies are offering up to P5 pesos per liter in fuel discounts to motorists.
01:48In an interview with Bagong Pilipinas ngayon, Department of Energy or DOA Director Rino Abad announced that nine oil companies are currently offering fuel discounts to both public utility vehicles or PUVs and private motorists.
01:59Nakabase mostly sa mga loyalty cards, itong mga private motorists, mukhang hindi ito agarang tatanggalin no, kasi nga ito yung mga loyalty cards at ang mga na-earn ho dito ay mga points.
02:15So hindi ho natin masasabi na agarang mawawala ito in the next quarter.
02:20Itong PUV discount mukhang pag-uusapan talaga namin na maging pang matagalan ho ito.
02:26In addition, three oil firms are extending similar discounts to Transport Network Vehicle Services or TNBS, while users of fleet cards issued by oil companies are also entitled to the benefits.
02:37According to Director Abad, the DOE plans to endorse the list of participating oil companies to the DOTR to help increase public awareness and reach more beneficiaries.
02:46Starting tomorrow, July 1, motorists can also expect a fuel price rollback of up to P2.20 per liter.
02:53Joshua Garcia from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
