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MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has set a dialogue with transport network vehicle services (TNVS) drivers and operators on Tuesday, July 9.

The dialogue will be held a day after a TNVS group鈥檚 planned 鈥渢ransport holiday,鈥� where they will temporarily stop operations and go offline for 12 hours.

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The LTFRB said on Friday that the dialogue 鈥渁ims to address concerns of TNVS operators on the process of accreditation and the necessity of such regulations and requirements.鈥�

鈥淭he agency hopes that this platform will help enlighten both TNVS Operators, Transport Network聽 Companies (TNCs) and all other stakeholders to understand that requirements and regulations are created and put in place for the safety of the commuting public, our most important stakeholder,鈥� the agency said in a statement.

LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra III had cautioned against the 鈥減lanned disruptive action,鈥� appealing to the drivers and operators not to hold public as 鈥渉ostage.鈥�

READ: Delgra to TNVS drivers on 鈥榯ransport holiday鈥�: Don鈥檛 hold public hostage

TNVS drivers and operators have aired concerns on the LTFRB鈥檚 鈥渄ifficult and inconsistent鈥� policies in terms of registration and application for accreditation, which ultimately led to the deactivation of about 5,000 drivers and operators from ride-hailing firm鈥檚 platform. (Editor: Jonathan P. Vicente)

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