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Buses: Vital cog in economic wheel

February 1, 2016 - 12:00am

The bus is a typical part of everyday urban life in all parts of the world. In the Philippines, the bus symbolizes the vital cog in the wheel of the economy as it facilitates access to jobs, goods, shops, services,...

Business As Usual

Bus operators won’t increase fares next year

By Mike Frialde | December 30, 2014 - 12:00am

Provincial buses will not hike fares despite a possible rise in toll at the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), South Luzon Expressway and the Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) next year.

Headlines

Bus operators promise: No fare increase in 2015

By Mike Frialde | December 29, 2014 - 12:53pm

The Provincial Bus Operators Association of the Philippines (PBOAP) on Monday assured commuters that its members will not...

Headlines

Bus operators back scrapping common terminals

By Reinir Padua | September 6, 2014 - 12:00am

The Provincial Bus Operators Association of the Philippines (PBOAP) yesterday expressed “full and unequivocal support” for the move of Albay Gov. Joey Salceda to scrap common terminals for provincial...

Metro

China, Spain take 1st golds in Olympic taekwondo

August 9, 2012 - 9:18am

China's Wu Jingyu claimed the first gold medal of the Olympic taekwondo competition on Wednesday, defending the title she first won in Beijing.

MMDA refuses to budge on yellow lanes for Metro, provincial buses

By Mike Frialde | July 11, 2012 - 5:08pm

  Metro and provincial bus operators on Wednesday failed to convince Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Francis Tolentino to relax the agency’s strict implementation of the yellow...

LTFRB to void 'overcharging' provincial bus firms' franchise

By Reinir Padua and Rainier Allan Ronda | April 12, 2011 - 12:00am

Provincial bus firms that increased their fare rates are at risk of losing their franchise for “overcharging,” an official of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said ye...

Metro

Provincial bus owners hit phaseout program

By Sandy Araneta | January 20, 2006 - 12:00am

Provincial bus operators denounced yesterday the program of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) to phase out buses that...

Nation

P2 dagdag pasahe hirit din ng provincial buses

June 23, 2005 - 12:00am

Giniit kahapon ng mga provincial buses nationwide na aksiyunan na ng Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) ang P2 dagdag na pasahe sa mga ordinary bus na may ruta sa mga lalawigan.

PSN Metro

Provincial buses to raise fares if oil prices go up

September 2, 2003 - 12:00am

A group of provincial bus operators said yesterday they may be forced to apply for a fare increase with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) should there be another round of oil price...

Headlines