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Gov’t grants PUVs fare hikes Effective Oct. 3 with seniors, students, PWDs still getting 20% discount
By Rio N. Araja, Joel E. Zurbano and Darwin Amojelar
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HE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Friday granted a P1 fare increase for traditional and modern jeepneys, pushing the minimum fare on these public utility vehicles (PUVs) to P12 and P14, respectively. Buses, meanwhile, will get a P2 fare granted the petitions of several transincrease, as the minimum fare for or- port groups. dinary buses is now P13 and P15 for The LTFRB also raised the flagdown air-conditioned ones after the board rates of taxis and sedan-type transport
network vehicle service (TNVS) such as Grab taxis by P5 to a minimum of P45. The new fare rates will become effective on the first Monday of October, or Oct. 3, the LTFRB said in a statement, and come amid successive oil price increases and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which disrupted global oil markets. The LTFRB said the 20% discount Next page
APPROVED FARE RATES OF TPUJS AND MPUJS Trad PUJs Base Fare Per km MPUJs Base Fare Per km
Current
Petition
Approved
P11.00 P1.50
P14.00 P2.50
P12.00 P1.80
P13.00 P1.80
P16.00 P 2.80
P14.00 P 2.20
APPROVED FARE RATES OF PUBS
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Smart claims foreign syndicates behind text scams By Darwin G. Amojelar IT IS “likely” that foreign syndicates could be bankrolling text scams targeting Filipino consumers, SMART Communications, Inc. (Smart) said Friday. “Based on our initial investigation and through our cooperation with law
enforcement agencies and state investigators, it is highly possible that foreigners are behind the text scams that have plagued mobile users in the country,” said Angel Redoble, first vice president and chief information security officer of PLDT and Smart. “They are working with domestic
operators to purchase prepaid SIMs in bulk and use these to send ‘smishing’ messages,” he added. The investigation of PLDT and Smart’s Cyber Security Operations Group (CSOG) showed that the latest smishing attacks are most likely being
Current City Bus (Ordinary) P11 Per KM 1.85 City Bus (Aircon) P13/2.20 Per Km P2.20 Prov Bus (Ordinary) P9 Per Km P1.55 Prov (Deluxe) Per Km P1.75 Prov (S Deluxe) Per KM P1.95 Prov (Luxury) Per Km P2.40
Petition P15 Php2.70 P20 P3.40 P15 P2.00 P2.50 P2.60 P3.60
Approved P13 Php2.25 P15 P2.65 P11 P1.90 P2.10 P2.35 P2.90
APPROVED FARE RATES OF TAXI AND TNVS: Taxi Flagdown Rate Per KM TNVS Sedan AUV/SUV Hatchback/SUV
Current P40 2.00
Petition P60
Approved P45 2.00
P40 P50 P30
P60 (20) P70 (20) P50 (20)
P45 P55 P35
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PESO FALLS ANEW TO NEW LOW OF P57.43 TO DOLLAR BUSINESS / B4
MARAWI NATIVES SHUN NEW HOMES, SAY ‘SUBSTANDARD’ NEWS / A3
DOE sees gas price up, cuts for diesel, kerosene By Alena Mae S. Flores
OIL prices are forecast to have a mixed movement next week, with gasoline prices going up by less than P1 per liter while diesel and kerosene prices are expected to go down. Rodela Romero, Director III of the Department of Energy’s Oil Industry Management Bureau, said local oil firms would likely roll back diesel prices by almost P3 per liter and kerosene by more than P3 per liter. Next page
PBBM to meet at least 6 heads of state in US
SALUTING THE TROOPS. In this screen grab from RTVM, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. salutes the sol-
diers of the 6th Infantry Division based at Camp Siongco in Sinsuat, Maguindanao on Friday, as he urged them to support and protect the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region and its efforts to forge peace with various groups.
By Rey E. Requejo
President calls on military to support peace process in Bangsamoro By Vito Barcelo and Vince Lopez PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has called on the military to support the peace process in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mind-
anao (BARMM) and give the newly established regional government a chance to govern. Addressing the soldiers of the 6th Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army (PA) stationed at Camp Siongco
in Sinsuat, Maguindanao, President Marcos said the government’s peace pact with Muslim secessionists is the way forward and achieving a peaceful and progressive region will benefit ordinary people.
“And because of the ongoing transition, the military’s mission will also change,” Marcos said, adding that he hopes to attain a period of lasting peace and progress in the strife-torn region. Next page
MM again ‘moderate risk’ for COVID—DOH By Willie Casas METRO Manila is now back to being a “moderate risk” for COVID-19 infection after the National Capital Region’s (NCR) positivity rate rose to 16.4 percent, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. In a briefing, DOH officer-in-charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said hospital admissions remain manageable, despite the increase in the Next page
COUNTS ARE UP. A staffer of the Pasay
City General Hospital shows the hospital bulletin noting the increase in COVID-19 cases and its emergency ward at full capacity on Friday. Danny Pata
Police clearance eyed for foreign POGO workers By Maricel V. Cruz
to get clearance from them so authoriPNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. ties can check who they are and ensure made the call to revisit the policies on THE Philippine National Police (PNP) they are not criminals, considering the POGOs, citing the series of kidnapping wants foreign workers in Philippine reported series of criminal activities in- incidents involving POGO personnel. Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) volving POGO workers. Next page
CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN.
Quezon City Vice Mayor Gian Sotto gamely models tote bags made of recyclable materials made by Filipino designer Zarah Juan during a fashion show as part of the SM Supermalls’‘100 Days of Happiness’ at The Block, SM North on Friday. Sotto joined QC Mayor Joy Belmonte, city councilors and SM officials in kicking off the mall’s Christmas countdown. Manny Palmero
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is likely to meet with at least six heads of state during his scheduled trip to the United States, Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez said on Friday. Romualdez revealed that Mr. Marcos, who is set to leave for New York Next page