The Department of Transportation (DOTr) refuted the purportedly sky-high taxi fare rates from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to around Metro Manila and neighboring provinces, denouncing it as fake and contrary to the President’s wishes.
“Hindi namin ito palalampasin. Huhulihin ng gobyerno ang nagkakalat ng pekeng taxi rates pati mga taxi operators at drivers na sobrang maningil ng pamasahe, at kung may kasabwat dito na mga kawani ng DOTr at ibang ahensya ng gobyerno ay pasensyahan na lang dahil mananagot din sila,” Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said.
(We will not let this slide. The government will go after those spreading false taxi fare rates, as well as taxi operators and drivers who overcharge, and if there are accomplices who are employees of the DOTr or other government agencies, they will also be held accountable.)
UPDATE: Nilinaw ng DOTr na peke ang kumakalat na taxi rates na naniningil ng hanggang P10,000 pamasahe mula NAIA tungo Candelaria, Quezon.
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Earlier, it was reported that airport taxis had an exorbitant fare matrix of up to ₱2,900 for Metro Manila and as high as ₱10,000 for nearby provinces, into which the Lawyers for Commuters’ Safety and Protection (LCSP) appealed an investigation by the DOTr, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), and the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA).
According to the disputed fare matrix, going to NAIA Terminal 1 would cost each passenger ₱2,800; Terminal 2, ₱2,700; Terminal 3, ₱2,600; and Terminal 4, ₱2,500; a ride to any hotel within Metro Manila will charge ₱2,900.
Heading to Marikina, meanwhile, will take ₱2,700, and Cainta, ₱3,000, whereas San Pablo will cost ₱7,500 and Candelaria in Quezon, ₱10,000.
