Rollback in Jeepney Fares how about FX fares?
By rsa101
@rsa101 (40968)
Philippines
February 24, 2009 1:55am CST
Just this week there was again another rollback of jeepney fares which brings good news for us commuters that ride jeepneys. Although yesterday there was still resistance from the Jeepney drivers but early this morning seems that they already are implementing the lower fare.
I am just wondering what about FX and tricycles are they included in this ordinance. It seems they are being neglected from getting a rollback in their fares. It has been twice that the Jeepney has rolled back their fares but the FX doesn't seem to affected by it. I hope that government would look into this as I feel it is not fair at all.
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15 responses
@paoxav (1382)
• Philippines
24 Feb 09
I highly agree! They should implement rollbacks on FX taxi fares as well and the should do it quick! Those were bunch of abusers and overchargings occurs. Diesel prices is at 23php range and they should cut it again to the original fare matrix before the severe oil price hikes occurs last year. Imagine, when I was traveling to Antipolo last year, fare is around 40php (from Cubao). When the diesel price ranges to 60 php/liter, the fare was 50php. That's fine and we expect it. But right now, the diesel price is at the lowest for years, the fare is still at 45php! That's definitely so hilarious!
I understand the tricycle drivers since the gasoline prices is not as low as the Diesel. There's a 10php difference..
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@rsa101 (40968)
• Philippines
25 Feb 09
I wonder why the agencies responsible for this is mum about this matter. I guess it is really hard to regulate them since they do not have a permanent route like the Jeepneys and Buses. I think it is high time that we need to make their routes fixed because an FX can just easily switch his route to wherever he wishes to unlike jeepneys where they are permanently stuck with a certain route.
@rsa101 (40968)
• Philippines
26 Feb 09
The routes that these FX follow is not really official. They themselves have established it on their own groups and anytime they could change the routes. Unlike in the Jeepney routes it is defined by LTFRB where they could easily put in the fare matrix which they issue when there is a fare increase. But for FX there is no such thing because their franchise is that of Taxi where there is no definite route to follow and payment is supposed to be metered per trip.
@dalyme3 (88)
• Philippines
25 Feb 09
I totally agree with you and one special mention about those special trips or so called kontratas, I hate that very much.. let me tell you an experience of mine.
I live in cebu city and as I was to travel to manila, I would have to ride a plane since its much more economical nowadays than ships plus a shorter ride time. Anyways, I flagged down a taxi and told him I would like to go to the airport. Knowing that this driver might charge me extra, I prepared myself for the inevitable and so as I expected he did ask for extra. Not like + 30 pesos but for a sum of 200-250 pesos, instantly my blood rushed to my head and I said the hell with it. Ano yan ginto at bagong taxi or talagang malamig ang aircon, e its not. Its like a 4yr old taxi already. I had no choice but to haggle with the taxi driver, we brought it down eventually to a 150 pesos but in reality I could have paid only about a 110pesos. His reason by the way was that it was hard and time-consuming looking for passengers going down the airport, so I just agreed with his reasoning.
After I got back from manila and am in the Cebu airport, I again flagged a taxi going down and lo and behold. The driver was asking for a special trip, I was dumbfounded. Waaaaaa........ gggrrr... im totally insensed by these people. Don't they know that we work as hard as they do as well though on a different level, well the asking price was 200. I asked him why, he said he had been waiting in line for quite sometime already. WHATTT??!!! did he waster any fuel or any aircon freon at all, NADA! WALA! I reasoned to him that it is very illogical already since he can definitely find passengers easily in the main area of cebu where I am going to and waiting in line is not enough to ask for such a hefty price.
Oh well... I just chose to ride another taxi since there was plenty of them there and I was not in a hurry not like the time I had to go to manila. No wonder, nothings improving.
@rsa101 (40968)
• Philippines
25 Feb 09
That is really bad about Kontratas. I guess it is really hard to stop this practice because many are willing to pay for this. This is not allowed according to their franchise but many are willing to make those that is why Taxis impose this on themselves because there is a demand that exist for this one.
@roniroxas (10559)
• Philippines
25 Feb 09
i think the jeepney comuters and the bus commuters are more noisy about it that is why the fares did got a rollback. i think FX are not qualified as public transportation that is why they can not touch that one... i am not sure about it. i have a friend who drives a fx and he said that if the commuters are complaining then they have to ride the jeep instead.... what a total rude response.
. he said that fx is more convinient for it has aircon not like jeepneys. ok he has a point there but not all fx is as cold as his fx. i think the goverment needs to be fair. when tehy say rollback it has to be in all public transport vehicles. even the tricycles. well... what can i say in this country is there such thing as fair? 
. he said that fx is more convinient for it has aircon not like jeepneys. ok he has a point there but not all fx is as cold as his fx. i think the goverment needs to be fair. when tehy say rollback it has to be in all public transport vehicles. even the tricycles. well... what can i say in this country is there such thing as fair? 
@rsa101 (40968)
• Philippines
25 Feb 09
Yes I guess you are right about that. The increase in their fares was totally made out of their own free will. I never heard that LTFRB approved any fare increase for them at that time but they were allowed to increase on their own. I think there is a need to really create a separate classification for them as they are still considered Taxi under LTFRB but they are not doing what Taxis are doing but rather like Jeepneys nowadays.
@aseretdd (13729)
• Philippines
24 Feb 09
Well, that has been a problem for a long time now... seems like the LTFRB has neglected regulating FX and Tricycle fares... and i heard that someone in their office said that that is the responsibility of local government units...
Here in my area... we do not have FX... but the LGU has already standardized tricycle fares... but some drivers do not follow this... so i have to constantly remind and threaten them that i will report them if they do not follow...
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@rsa101 (40968)
• Philippines
25 Feb 09
Yeah I guess it is high time that LTFRB do something about this matter. They started their franchise as Taxi and they are free to roam anywhere they want so they can adjust the fares they are charging but then they evolve into something like what the jeepneys do. I guess they should be given a definite route to follow like the jeepneys are so they can be regulated accordingly like the jeepneys.
@oyenkai (4394)
• Philippines
25 Feb 09
Not only should the FX and tricycle drivers roll back on their prices but an official statement on how much they are supposed to charge should be posted - this is specially important for tricycles. I don't like it when tricycles ask for a certain amount even before you get in ("kontrata", like the taxi drivers that try to get the most out of our pockets). It's difficult to haggle especially when there is no official price for the distance covered.
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@rsa101 (40968)
• Philippines
25 Feb 09
I guess with Tricycles it is the local governments responsibility to attend to the issue at hand but I guess the local government are adamant doing that since that would also mean lower taxes to get since the fares would be adjusted. Well for FX I guess there is a problem with the classification of what kind of public trasnpo they are. Their franchise are supposed to be like that of Taxi but they have evolved into something like what the Jeepneys are doing only they are aircon and smaller in capacity as compared to Jeepeneys. I think the LTFRB should define what their roles are to be able to fully regulate them.
@tyronie4cash (925)
• Philippines
24 Feb 09
Don't really know bout the prize for FX. Don't usually ride FX eh ^_~. well yea for tricycles. I think it's over pricing, Come to think of it, My house is only a walking distance from the tricycle terminal and they cost me 15Php for a special trip? WTF! It's like 100meters away. I know you'll suggest me to walk instead. That's my only option, but what if it's raining? or the sun is angry making us feel so hot? lolz ^_~ Don't have any option but to ride right? tsk
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
24 Feb 09
Yes right, these FX and tricycles have in fact have actually have been over-charging a lot and they seem to be exempted when rollback in fares are declared but they are not exempted when there is fare hike. How shrewd of them!
@rsa101 (40968)
• Philippines
24 Feb 09
I guess the government should look into this matter because we are being unfair with the jeepney drivers if they would just be the only ones to bear just because their lines were legal they are forced to follow rules implemented on them while these FX and Tricycles who at times are illegal are the ones that enjoy the fare hike and not the rollbacks they are suppose to follow too.
@eichs1 (1934)
• Philippines
24 Feb 09
Fortunately, the FX group servicing our place to MRT Station brought down there fare when fuel prices dropped a few pesos. I don't think they will reduce more because the fare was already back to what it was when the group started plying the route.
It's a different case with the tricycles in our place. From P8.00, they raised it to P9.50. When the jeepneys lowered the fare, this tricycle group chopped down P0.50 too in their fare. Up till now they are charging us P9.00. I think I will have to report this group to proper authorities if they will not fix the fair rate.
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@online_jon (1476)
• Philippines
24 Feb 09
Hi to you rsa101 my kababayan here in this site. First i would lie to greet you a pleasant day to you and especially to all my friends here in this site that is very busy making a response in many forum topic discussion here in this site mylot. Well regarding to your forum topic discussion entitled "rollback in jeepney fares how about the FX fares?". I think there must be a rollback too in FX because as my opinion they are all the same vehicle who are using a oil in order for them to run. That's why unfair so if ever the jeepney will make a rollback fee for transportation it must be in all vehicle in order for the transfortation will be balance. Me as mx experience in riding a transfortation vehicle, i really pay a high amout but when i was in grade six the amount of the fee for transfortation was really low. But now i don't know why the amount of fee for transportation became big. That's all my responsed! ! ! Happy mylotting. . . And mabuhay to all our kababayan! ! !
@NaomiErin (389)
• Philippines
24 Feb 09
I don't usually ride FX so I'm not really affected. What I want to complain is the tricycle fare! The minimum tricycle fare in our place is higher than the minimum fare in jeepneys! I wish they can rollback too! They're traveling shorter distances than jeepneys and yet they charged more! *sigh* If only people can rally and not ride tricycles. LOL! As if that's possible.
@ulqu1orra (307)
• Philippines
18 Apr 09
Yeah, but it seems also that spare parts for this types of public transport vehicle are rising too that why there the reason for them not to rollback their fares but increase it. Maybe the government should do something about that too for the drivers of these public transporter.











