MAYOR TOMAS R. Osmeña of Cebu City, the hub of the Visayas and one of the most populous urban centers in the country, is preparing to send a letter to the central office of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to seek an explanation on Metro Cebu area’s 1,500 transport network vehicle service (TNVS) allocation. Metro Manila has been given 65,000 TNVS slots. “We want to know what are the data involved as far as the transport is concerned and what are the technical analyses and the studies they have done in order to decide such allocation. For us, it’s not equal and not equitable and is biased towards Metro Manila,” City Administrator Nigel Paul C. Villarete told reporters last week. The original allocation for Metro Cebu was 500, while Metro Manila had 45,000. The Metro Cebu area covers a more than 1,000-square kilometer area comprising of six other cities apart from Cebu City and six municipalities. Ride-hailing service providers Grab and Uber both operate in Cebu. — The Freeman

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