Jeepney Fare Up to P8.50 Taxis, Buses Too

Rode the jeep to Walter Mart yesterday, paid exact P16 (P8 minimum fare x 2 for me and JP) and was told by the very smug driver that I had to pay another P1.

I allot P600 for commuting every month. That’s for jeepney rides, the rare bus ride, and MRT Stored value P100. Sigh. I used as P7.50 as my base when I computed that… I guess I should add about P50 or P100 more to my transportation “allowance”.

BUT… I had 2 jeepney rides today and they both charged only P8. Either:

a) not all the jeepney drivers know about the P1 price increase; or
b) I got a greedy driver yesterday.

I don’t have a TV in the pad so I don’t know if this was in the news. So I looked it up (source).

Time to adjust our commuting allowances! I wonder how much this affects the daily commuters who take a really long trip from the house going to the workplace.

PUJ, PUB, Taxis - Public transport prices up

Jeep P8.50 P0.50
Bus (ordinary) P10 P1.95
Bus (aircon) P12 P2.34
Taxi cab Same P30 flag-down rate + P10 over meter

Sigh, I remember filling up my car with about P47/liter… Now it’s up to ~P61? I haven’t been using my car since December 2007, maintaining, parking, and driving it in the city just wasn’t worth it even if it’s 1.3 engine.

July 16, 2008 | Filed Under Cash management 

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