QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 202)
The LTFRB is created in the Department of Transportation and Communications.
The Board is composed of a Chairman and two (2) members, all with the same rank, salary and privileges of an Assistant Secretary.
They are appointed by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Secretary of Transportation and Communications.
One member must be a member of the Bar and must have engaged in the practice of law in the Philippines for at least five (5) years.
One must have a degree in engineering; the other must have a degree in economics, finance, or management. Both must have the same number of years of experience and practice.
The Board has an Executive Director appointed by the President upon recommendation of the Secretary. The Executive Director has the rank, salary, and privileges of a Department Service Chief and assists the Board in performance of its powers and functions.
The Secretary of Transportation and Communications, through his duly designated Undersecretary.
The LTFRB may: (1) prescribe and regulate routes, economically viable capacities, and zones/areas of operation; (2) issue, amend, revise, suspend, or cancel Certificates of Public Convenience (CPC) or permits and prescribe their terms and conditions.
The LTFRB determines, prescribes, approves, and periodically reviews and adjusts reasonable fares, rates, and other related charges for motorized public land transportation operations.
It may issue preliminary or permanent injunctions (prohibitory or mandatory) in cases where it has jurisdiction; punish for contempt (direct and indirect) in accordance with the Rules of Court; issue subpoenas and subpoena duces tecum; and summon witnesses to appear, administer oaths, and affirmations.
It may conduct investigations and hearings of complaints for violation of public service laws on land transportation and violations of its rules and regulations, orders, decisions, and/or rulings, and impose fines and/or penalties for such violations.
It means the Board may review such decisions/actions on its own initiative (not only upon appeal), as provided in Section 5(h).
The Board may promulgate rules and regulations governing proceedings before it and the Regional Offices. Except for paragraphs d, e, f, and g (injunction, contempt, subpoenas/summons), the rules of procedure and evidence in courts are not controlling; the spirit is to ascertain facts speedily and objectively without regard to technicalities, consistent with due process.
The Board sits and renders decisions en banc, and every decision/order/resolution must bear the concurrence and signature of at least two (2) members.
Appeal is to the Secretary within thirty (30) days from receipt of the decision. The Secretary may also motu proprio review any decision/action before it becomes final.
There is a Regional Office in each administrative region, headed by a Board Regional Manager with the rank of a Department Assistant Regional Director. Regional Offices hear and decide uncontested applications/petitions for routes within their regions, while the Board handles territorial jurisdiction issues.
Decisions/orders/resolutions of Regional Offices are appealable to the Board within thirty (30) days from receipt of the decision.