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Jeepneys ply their route along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on March 7, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File

Jeepneys ply their route along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on March 7, 2023, amid transport group PISTON's announcement of the week-long strike to continue. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177362937831120230307-jeepney-strike-day-2-MD-9.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Jeepneys ply their route along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on March 7, 2023. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said Monday that the agency might announce fare hikes for some public utility vehicles (PUVs) on Tuesday amid the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/16/oil-prices-open-higher-as-war-in-middle-east-rages-0933">continuing oil price increases</a> triggered by the Middle East war.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/14/fuel-prices-set-for-another-sharp-increase-some-drivers-consider-halting-operations-2325">Fuel prices set for another sharp increase; some drivers consider halting operations</a></div><p>LTFRB chairman Vigor Mendoza II confirmed on radio DZMM that <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/15/ltfrb-approves-fare-increase-for-provincial-buses-releases-updated-fare-guide-1828">provincial buses were allowed to implement a fare increase</a> over the weekend due to their &quot;unique&quot; situation of getting advanced bookings.</p><p>He said fare hikes for PUVs in Metro Manila —  jeepneys, buses, P2Ps or point-to-point buses, airport taxis, and Transportation Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) — could be announced Tuesday.</p><p>&quot;Pag na-approve yung isa puwede na naming ilabas, di na kailangang hintayin lahat,&quot; he said.</p><p>UV Express, motorcycle taxis, and regular taxis are excluded from the incoming fare hike decision, Mendoza said, because they only filed their request for fare adjustments last week.</p><p>The question of whether PUVs can implement the fare increases immediately after the release of the decision will be discussed later Monday, he said.</p>

<p>The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said Monday that the agency might announce fare hikes for some public utility vehicles (PUVs) on Tuesday amid the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/3/16/oil-prices-open-higher-as-war-in-middle-east-rages-0933">continuing oil price increases</a> triggered by the Middle East war.</p>

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said Monday that the agency might announce fare hikes for some public utility vehicles (PUVs) on Tuesday amid the continuing oil price increases triggered by the Middle East war.

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Published Mar 16, 2026 12:28 PM PHT

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