Batangas Transport Cooperative

17/04/2026

𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃-𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌 (𝐒𝐂𝐏)

𝙋𝘼𝘼𝙇𝘼𝙇𝘼: 𝘼𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙜𝙖 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙮 𝙠𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙮 𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙖 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙮𝙤𝙣 𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢

Bilang bahagi ng muling pagpapatupad ng Service Contracting Program sa ilalim ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) at Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), narito ang mga mahahalagang impormasyon upang gabayan ang mga drayber, operator, at iba pang stakeholder hinggil sa programa.

Para sa opisyal na guidelines na magsisilbing gabay sa implementasyon ng programa, mahalagang sundin ang mga itinakdang alituntunin upang matiyak ang maayos, transparent, at episyenteng operasyon para sa lahat.

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1awuqqwlMp5ICPKiPmdApDYkNXvnw7yAx?usp=drive_link

Narito na rin ang listahan ng mga rutang sakop ng SCP. Tanging ang mga rutang ito lamang ang kabilang sa pagpapatupad ng programa, kaya’t hinihikayat ang mga operator at drayber na suriin kung sila ay kabilang sa mga aprubadong ruta.

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hxg1q5rx1lA4-jqcDpdRpcBKD42FVgk0?usp=sharing

Samantala, bukas na ang aplikasyon para sa Service Contracting Program. Inaanyayahan ang mga kwalipikadong operator na magparehistro at makiisa sa programang naglalayong magbigay ng matatag na kita at mas maayos na serbisyo sa publiko.

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸:
https://ltfrb-scp.ph

Para sa karagdagang detalye at mga susunod pang anunsyo, manatiling nakatutok sa official page ng LTFRB.

Sama-sama nating isulong ang isang episyente, maayos, at makataong pampublikong transportasyon para sa bawat Pilipino.

13/04/2026

10/04/2026

𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬, 𝐢𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐨𝐛𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨?

Matapos ang mahigit isang buwan ng tuloy-tuloy na krisis dulot ng pagtaas ng presyo ng langis, malinaw na hindi sapat ang naging tugon ng gobyerno. Tinimbang, ngunit kulang—at hindi katanggap-tanggap ang ganitong kalagayan.

Kinikilala natin ang anumang hakbang na ibinibigay, ngunit hindi nito nasasagot ang lalim ng krisis na kinakaharap ng sektor ng transportasyon. Sa kasalukuyan, maraming transport worker ang napipilitang magbawas ng operasyon. May mga tsuper na mas pinipiling hindi na bumiyahe dahil sa lugi, habang ang iba ay patuloy na pumapasada kahit kapos na kapos na.

Habang araw-araw nalulugi ang mga tsuper at unti-unting humihinto ang operasyon ng mga transport worker, nananatiling mabagal at kapos ang aksyon ng pamahalaan. Ang sinasabing mga hakbang ay pawang 𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚-𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧—malayo sa tunay na pangangailangan ng isang sektor na matagal nang naghihingalo. Habang tumatagal, mas lumalala ang pinsalang mahirap nang baligtarin

​​Ayon kay 𝐄𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳, National Chairman ng National Confederation of Transportworkers Union, “𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘶𝘨𝘰𝘯—𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞 𝙥𝙖 𝙞𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙖𝙮𝙤𝙨 𝙣𝙖 𝙣𝙖𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙥𝙖𝙙. 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯, 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘱𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞 𝙥𝙖 𝙣𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙜𝙖𝙥 𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙜𝙖 𝙞𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙮𝙪𝙙𝙖.” Malinaw na may seryosong problema sa sistema ng pagpapatupad: magulo, mabagal, at hindi umaabot sa nakararami.

Nasaan ang sense of urgency? Hindi namin ito maramdaman.

Sa bawat araw na lumilipas, mas maraming transport worker ang nawawalan ng kita, mas maraming ruta ang nababawasan ng biyahe, at mas maraming pasahero ang naaapektuhan. Ngunit ang tugon ng gobyerno ay tila hindi sumasabay sa tindi ng krisis.

Ano ang plano para sa 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐚 𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐠𝐚 𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐚 na hindi sakop ng inyong mga pansamantalang ayuda? Paano ang libu-libong transport worker na iniwan sa laylayan ng inyong mga programa? Kailangan pa ba munang huminto nang lubusan ang operasyon ng mahigit 75% 𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐠𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 na hindi nakikinabang sa inyong tugon bago kayo kumilos nang sapat at seryoso?

“𝘞𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦. 𝘏𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢-𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 ” pahayag ni 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫, Secretary General ng NCTU

Kung may political will, may paraan. Bakit hindi gamitin ang 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 upang palakasin at pabilisin ang tugon ng gobyerno? Bakit patuloy na umaasa sa pira-pirasong solusyon, samantalang ang problema ay malawakan at sistemiko?

Malinaw ang aming panawagan:

1. Ipatupad ang komprehensibong Net Service Contracting para sa lahat ng uri ng transport worker at ruta.
2. Dagdagan ang badyet para mas maraming transport unit ang masuportahan, hindi kakarampot na 50,000 units lamang. Wala pa ‘yang kalahati ng mga PUV sa Pilipinas.

Magbigay ng agaran at sapat na subsidiya na nakaangkla sa tunay na gastos sa operasyon. Hindi lamang simbolikong ayuda, ngunit sapat na ayuda para mabuhay ang sektor ang maitawid ang serbisyo ng transportasyon ngayong krisis.

Siguruhin ang kasiguruhan ng kita at kabuhayan ng mga transport worker sa gitna ng krisis. Gumamit ng mga emergency power upang maglunsad ng malawak, mabilis, at epektibong national response. Ire-allocate ang pondo mula sa ibang infrastructure projects para magamit sa mabilisan at agarang pagsuporta sa naghihingalong mga komyuter at transport worker natin sa ikatlong linggo sa krisis.

Sa huli, ang krisis sa langis ay hindi lamang problema ng transport sector—ito ay 𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐈𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨. May domino effect ito: mula sa pamasahe, presyo ng lahat ng bilihin, hanggang sa kabuhayan ng milyun-milyong Pilipino. Kaya ang tugon ay dapat may malinaw na direksyon at 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲—hindi kulang, hindi mabagal, at lalong hindi para lamang sa iilan.

Hindi dapat hinahayaan na ang mga transport worker lamang ang mahirapan sa matinding dagok ng krisis. Responsibilidad ng gobyerno na protektahan ang sektor at tiyakin na may sapat, mahusay, at makatarungang sistema ng transportasyon para sa lahat.

Sa panahon ng krisis, ang tugon ay dapat hindi kulang—kundi sapat, makatarungan, at nakatuon sa pangangailangan ng mamamayan.

06/04/2026

Habang patuloy ang pagtaas ng presyo ng diesel at gasolina, unang naaapektuhan ang ating mga transport workers. 𝗞𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗮, 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗯𝘂𝗵𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝘁𝗮𝗴𝘂𝘆𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆𝗮.

At hindi dito nagtatapos ang epekto sa ating mga kababayan. Ang pagtaas ng diesel at gasolina ay may domino effect sa presyo ng bilihin, sa trabaho, at sa kabuhayan ng bawat Pilipino.

Kaya mahalaga ang agarang suporta, at higit sa lahat, tiyaking maayos at mabilis na nakakarating ang tulong sa bawat driver na nangangailangan.

Sa panahon ng krisis, hindi sapat ang plano—kailangan ramdam ang aksyon. 𝗡𝗴𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝘁𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗮𝘆𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗼. ❤️🔥🇵🇭

01/04/2026

31/03/2026

PAALALA SA LAHAT NG PASAHERO

Narito ang iskedyul ng operasyon ng BATRASCO ngayong Holy Week:

🗓 April 1 (Holy Wednesday) – ✅ Regular Operations
🗓 April 2 (Maundy Thursday) – ✅ Regular Operations
🗓 April 3 (Good Friday) – ❌ No Operations
🗓 April 4 (Black Saturday) – ❌ No Operations
🗓 April 5 (Easter Sunday) – ✅ Regular Operations

Planuhin ang inyong biyahe at mag-ingat sa paglalakbay. Maraming salamat sa inyong patuloy na suporta! 🙏

27/03/2026

Inaanyayahan ang lahat ng miyembro ng BATRASCO sa gaganaping 6th General Assembly ngayong March 28, 2026, 1:00 PM sa Dreamzone Provincial Capitol, Batangas City.

Ang inyong presensya ay mahalaga sa patuloy na pag-unlad ng ating kooperatiba.

23/03/2026

23/03/2026

Sa gitna ng krisis na aming nararanasan, ito ang sigaw ng sektor ng transportasyon!

21/03/2026

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐍𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐀𝐢𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐘𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬

The announcement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to suspend the planned fare hikes is being framed as a pro-people decision. But for transport workers across the country, it exposes a deeper contradiction: 𝐢𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐳𝐞𝐧, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬?

Once again, it is the drivers, operators, and small transport cooperatives who are expected to absorb the impact of relentless oil price hikes driven by global conflict and market instability. Every increase in fuel prices eats directly into their daily earnings. Every day without real support pushes them closer to debt, exhaustion, and collapse.

Let us be clear: 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟—𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠.

The government points to fuel subsidies as its response, but those on the ground know their limits. Subsidies come late, fall short, and fail to reflect the actual cost of operating in a time of crisis. They are not designed to sustain livelihoods—they are designed to soften the blow, even as the pressure continues to build.

As Jaime Aguilar, Secretary General of the National Confederation of Transportworkers Union, explains:
“𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯—𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦? 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭, 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵.”

What is needed now is not another short-term intervention, but a systemic shift—a recognition that public transport is a public good, and those who operate it deserve stability, protection, and dignity.
This is why we demand the 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭.

Service contracting is not charity. It is a policy that places responsibility where it belongs—on the state. By compensating drivers and operators based on the service they provide, it ensures stable income, continuous operations, and affordable fares for the public. But this program must not remain limited to a few routes or selected beneficiaries.

It must be 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬—jeepneys, buses, UV Express, TNVS, tricycles, and other sectors that form the backbone of everyday mobility. No worker should be excluded. No sector should be left to fend for itself.

As Raul Permites, Chairman of MILTRASCO, emphasized:
“𝘈𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴.”

The suspension of fare hikes, on its own, is an incomplete policy. Without a parallel expansion of state support, it risks deepening the crisis it claims to address. Transport workers are not asking for temporary relief—they are demanding structural change.

They are demanding a system where: livelihoods are protected, services are sustained, and public transport is treated as a right, not a privilege. If the government is serious about protecting commuters, then it must also stand with those who move them every single day.

𝐍𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐰. 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞.
Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa - Sentro
ITF - International Transport Workers' Federation
Olof Palmes Internationella Center

10/03/2026

NCTU Statement on Oil Price Hike: Immediate Support Needed for Transport Workers

The National Confederation of Transportworkers Union (NCTU) raises serious concern over the ongoing war in the middle east that resulted continuing oil price hikes. It has placing immense pressure on transport workers and to the transport cooperatives who modernized their fleets across the country.

Transport workers and cooperatives that have already taken the difficult step of transitioning under the Public Transport Modernization Program are now facing growing financial strain. Aside from the high operational costs, these cooperatives are also responsible for paying monthly amortizations for their modernized units. With fuel prices continuously increasing, many cooperatives are struggling to sustain their operations while meeting their financial obligations.

NCTU Secretary General Jaime Aguilar, stressed the urgent need for government intervention.
"𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘪𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘴. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤,” Aguilar said.

The burden should not fall solely on transport workers and cooperatives who have committed to modernization. Without immediate government intervention, the economic stability of these transport workers is at risk, which could ultimately disrupt public transport services and affect the commuting public.

Emmanuel Ada, Chairman of Batangas Transport Cooperative (BATRASCO) emphasized that the situation is becoming increasingly difficult for cooperatives that are already committed to modernization.
“𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘴. 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘴. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴,” Ada said.

NCTU therefore calls on the government to implement immediate fuel subsidies to help ease the burden of rising fuel costs on transport workers and operators. In addition, we strongly urge the DOTr to immediately implement the additional equity subsidy assistance for transport workers. This support will allow cooperatives to temporarily ease their financial obligations and give them breathing space to sustain operations amid the current fuel price crisis. The additional One Hundred Twenty Thousand Pesos (120,000.00) equity subsidies by Department of Transportation and Road (DOTR) will significantly help reduce the financial pressure faced by cooperatives that are already struggling to keep up with loan payments, operational expenses, and the rising cost of fuel.

NCTU emphasized that transport modernization must not push transport workers and cooperatives into deeper debt. Instead of 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 the benefits of the increased equity subsidy until the end of the contract, the government must implement it immediately. Transport cooperatives need this support 𝗡𝗢𝗪 in order to survive the current fuel price crisis and sustain their participation and operation.

NCTU calls for urgent government action to protect the livelihoods of transport workers, strengthen the stability of transport cooperatives, and ensure that public transport modernization remains viable and sustainable for all.

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ITF - International Transport Workers' Federation
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22/02/2026

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