ILOILO CITY, May 9 -- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has allocated PHP79 million for the implementation of Phase IV of the public utility vehicle (PUV) service contracting program (SCP) in select local government units in Western Visayas.

LTFRB OIC Regional Director for Western Visayas Lawyer Salvador Altura Jr. said on Wednesday that under the SCP, qualified transport cooperatives or corporations will be paid based on the distance they travel.

"It (payment) will go directly to the account of the cooperative, and how they will use it is up to their board of directors," he said in an interview.

He said the program is implemented in selected areas in Silay City and Bacolod City in Negros Occidental provi...