After long delays, LTFRB vows faster payments to operators, more buses along EDSA Carousel

A driver of an Edsa Carousel bus at the Quezon City loading bay.

PNA photo by Jess M. Escaros Jr.

MANILA, Philippines — After a payment backlog that some drivers say lasted years, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board vowed to settle its unpaid dues with transport operators and drivers along the EDSA Carousel busway.

In a statement issued Monday evening, LTFRB chair Cheloy Garafil vowed to continue fast-tracking the payment process after she and Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista discovered what they said were backlogs left by the previous administration. 

To recall, the government allotted P7 billion for service contracts under the Libreng Sakay program in the EDSA Carousel. In the busway, though, the government forewent P10 million in revenues daily to keep rides free for commuters. 

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