Manila, Sept. 22 -- The PHP12-per-liter fuel discount for traditional and modernized jeepneys and UV Express units has resumed in Western Visayas after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) secured an exemption from the election spending ban.

The discount was temporarily suspended starting Sept. 18 because of the election ban, LTFRB Western Visayas Chief Transportation Development Officer Ma. Joscet Abellar said in an interview Tuesday.

Abellar said the LTFRB's central office notified the regional office Monday evening that the exemption had been approved, allowing eligible operators to resume availing of the discount.

The fuel discount had previously been set at PHP10 per liter before being increased to PHP1...