Question & AnswerQ&A (LTFRB MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2014-10)
The LTFRB has the authority to prescribe and regulate routes of service, economically viable capacities, and zones or areas of operation of public land transportation services provided by motorized vehicles, subject to public land transportation development plans and programs approved by the Department of Transportation and Communications.
Modifications of routes may include shortening, lengthening, amending authorized routes, or adjustments of origin and destination points.
A bus operator can lengthen its routes only if it has an existing franchise in its proposed modified route.
A bus operator must have either its own passenger terminal or access to a common passenger bus terminal at the origin and destination points of proposed modified routes, and must have a garage sufficient to accommodate its buses without parking on public roads.
No, a bus operator may increase or decrease the authorized units of its existing franchises provided there is no increase in the total aggregate number of authorized units.
The 'prior operator' rule means that before permitting a new operator to enter another operator's territory, the existing operator must be given the chance to extend its service to meet public needs, except when the prior operator fails to provide adequate service.
No, additional provincial buses are not allowed to pass or traverse through EDSA from Monumento, Caloocan City to Roxas Blvd., Pasay City, except provincial buses from SLEX may pass through EDSA from Magallanes, Makati City to reach their terminals.
Upon receipt of the petition, a Notice of Hearing must be issued and published along with the Petition and Matrix at least ten (10) days before the scheduled hearing in a major newspaper. Copies must also be posted in the LTFRB or RFRO bulletin board, with proof of posting submitted during the hearing.
The petitioner must pay a modification fee: Php20,000 per unit for inter-regional routes and Php10,000 per unit for intra-regional routes, in addition to the regular filing fee.