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Republic of the Philippines >,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 2566

Introduced by Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The manner the general riding public respond to every adjustment cycle in transport fare in
jeepneys is deemed as a welfare issue that no less than the local government units shall
henceforth be mobilized for the legitimate and proper implementation of new fare matrix such as
that approved by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board.

Itis likewise seen as a ‘best way approach’ to insure that the clueless riding public are not being
victimized by otherwise opportunistic jeepney drivers who demand fares inconsistent with the
fare matrix otherwise prescribed by LTFRB thereby causing a lot of misunderstanding or row
between the passengers and the jeepney drivers. Thus in order to effectively deter jeepney
drivers from totally ignoring LTFRB guidelines and jeepney drivers charging passengers as
much as P1 to P3 higher than the authorized fare matrix, the office in the municipality or city
mandated to take charge of public order and safety shall additionally be mobilized to insure on a
periodic and continuing basis that jeepney fare rates are compliant only with LTFRB prescribed
transport fare matrix or matrices.

The bill envisions that the local government unit be the frontline agency at the local jurisdiction
where jeepneys operate (i.e. terminal, parking area, pick up point) in close coordination with the
local Land Transportation Office or local PNP detachment or unit to closely monitor the
implementation of new fare rates to preclude possible complaints from passengers who might
be adversely taken advantage of or victimized by jeepney drivers who overcharge transport
fares.

In this light, the concerned LGU may cause the cancellation or revocation of the franchise of the
jeepney vehicle itself by endorsing a valid complaint to the LTFRB as valid ground for such
action and possible cancellation or revocation of the driver's license of the jeepney driver
involved in this overcharging activity based on the same or similar action initiated by the LGU.
As construed, overcharging passengers by jeepney passengers carry is an act violative of the
welfare of the riding public, hence this submission

Due to the extreme urgency of the intent of this measure, is Sout.

TS CASTELO



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No.2566

Introduced by Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo

AN ACT
PROTECTING PASSENGERS OF JEEPNEYS AGAINST OVERCHARGING OF TRANSPORT FARES.
THEREBY EMPOWERING THE CONCERNED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT AS FRONTLINE
IMPLEMENTOR OF NEW FARE ADJUSTMENT AS PRESCRIBED BY LAND TRANSPORTATION
FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted in the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Republic of the Philippines
in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the ‘Anti-Overcharging in Jeepney Fares Act.”

SEC. 2. Jeepneys and jeepney drivers as referred to under this Act shall refer to those
operating in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Southern Tagalog regions covered by guidelines
set by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board on transport fares, routes,
and charges as may otherwise prescribe

SEC. 3. The Local Government Units (LGU), through its appropriate enforcement arm,
shall serve as the frontline agency to implement new transport fare adjustments as prescribed
by LTFRB to insure the protection of passengers who are deemed constituents of its territorial
jurisdiction where the jeepneys operate against overcharging of prescribed fares/matrix.

SEC. 4. Jeepney operators and/or drivers found to deliberately violate any provision of
this Act shall be meted cancellation or revocation of their franchise to operate or driver's licence
upon formal complaint by a passenger or passengers duly endorsed by the concerned LGU to
the LTFRB in coordination with the local Land Transportation Office or local Philippine National
Police Unit

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect upon approval and publication in at least three (3)
newspapers of general circulation

Approved,