Jeepney drivers strike over LTFRB's alleged inaccurate data

Transport group Manibela announced a three-day jeepney strike starting Monday, March 24, to protest what it claims are inaccurate consolidation numbers provided by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

Manibela's chairman Mar Valbuena accused LTFRB Chairman Teofilo Guadiz of providing fictitious data to both the public and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., calling for his resignation.

Valbuena emphasized that the consolidation rate, which was claimed at 86%, is actually only at 43% according to Department of Transport Secretary Vince Dizon.

Jeepney drivers have been suffering due to penalties ranging from P2,000 to P50,000 since last year as a result of inaccurate reporting by LTFRB and the previous DOTr administration.

Manibela stressed that the full implementation of the PUV modernization should be reconsidered given the inaccuracies in reported consolidation numbers.

The group is also urging Secretary Dizon to dismiss all officials involved in providing false information regarding the status of PUV operators' consolidation.