Manila, April 8 -- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) called on the public to help the transport sector cope with increasing fuel costs through voluntarily paying a PHP20 minimum fare.

"We are asking the public to be one with the drivers. We help them and they will help us by ensuring that they ferry us to and from our destinations," Glen Dumlao, regional director of the Department of Transportation-CAR and the concurrent LTFRB regional director, said in a media interview on Wednesday.

Dumlao said jeepney drivers have stopped doing express trips and only travel if there are passengers to save on fuel and secure a daily income of at least PHP300 to PHP350 for 12 ...