A WEEK after the P9 minimum jeepney fare was implemented, a group of UV Express drivers and operators on Thursday filed a petition before the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for a P1 per kilometer (km) provisional fare increase.

“The action on [our] instant fare hike petition is no less important as the UV Express sector is undeniably exposed to the same unrelenting escalation of gasoline prices and other related commodities that have burdened other transport sectors,” according to a portion of the petition filed by the Code-X transport service cooperative.