Markina 2nd District Representative Miro Quimbo urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to push Transport Network Vehicle Services (TNVS) and Motorcycle (MC) Taxi operators to temporarily lower their premiums and commissions to ease the burden of their partner drivers and the public amid the oil crisis.
“We’d like to take to task the LTFRB. You have the administrative supervision over all these TNVS and MC taxis,” Quimbo said during the continuation of the LEAD joint committee hearing.
“Use your power, use your sphere of influence to convince these [operators] to lower their premiums, their commissions,” he added.
Quimbo said such interventions should be explored by the LTFRB as the main transportation regulatory arm of the government, even for a limited period to help drivers and the riding public.
The House Ways and Means Committee chairperson further emphasized that such measure must not only lower the base price but the entire commission structure.
“When we say lowering, there should be a cascading effect on the entire commission structure,” he said.
While Quimbo acknowledged the contribution of the operators and their respective business models in improving public transportation, he also reminded them to help the government and the public to cushion the impact of the oil crisis, including further incentivizing their partner drivers and riders to keep them on the road.
“Ang estado ay nakikiusap sa inyo, ano ho ba ang pwede ninyong maitulong sa ating mga kababayan?” Quimbo said.
“Tama yung incentives, sa lahat ng ayaw nating mangyari, walang mamasada sa panahong kailangan ng publiko ng sasakyan,” he added.
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