LTFRB reminds PUVs of April 30 consolidation deadline

LTFRB chairman Teofilo Guadiz III. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) reminded the public of the April 30 deadline for the consolidation of public utility vehicles (PUV).

It said that the end-of-the-month deadline is the final extension and failure to comply would lead to the cancellation of the franchises of unconsolidated PUVs.

“So we are asking now the jeepney operators to now avail of the last extension because come April 30, we will no longer allow those who did not consolidate to ply the routes of Metro Manila,” LTFRB chief Teofilo Guadiz III said in a press conference Monday.

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“We will revoke those franchises, and we will only be allowing those who have consolidated to ply the routes of Metro Manila,” he added.

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Piston, an association of PUV drivers and operators, has remained firm on its stance against the franchise consolidation of PUVs, expressing optimism that the temporary restraining order (TRO) it had filed before the Supreme Court in December 2023 will be granted before the deadline.

In January, when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. extended the PUVs consolidation deadline from December 31, 2023, to April 30, 2024.