The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) XI has granted Davao City’s request for modification of jeepney routes in Toril to address the transport demand with the recent opening of the Davao City Food Terminal (DFTC).
In an Office Circular No. 07 Series of 2022, LTFRB XI Regional Director Nonito A. Llanos III has approved the expansion of the Toril-Roxas, Daliaon, and Daliao Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ) routes to include the Davao City Food Terminal located at M. Guardian St. Barangay Daliao, Toril, Davao City.
The document, signed on October 3, 2022, states that the approval of routes was initially due to the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Davao City Resolution No. 0116-22, series of 2022, requesting the LTFRB for the creation of the Legal and Technical Advice Working Group to look into additional road access for the Public Utility Jeepneys where the Davao Food Terminal Complex (DFTC) is located.
On September 14, 2022, a consultation meeting was held together with the concerned agencies and affected drivers/operators of the said three routes.
The City Transportation and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) on September 21, 2022, endorsed to the LTFRB documents relating to the request.
The document, Office Circular No. 07 Series of 2022 shall take effect immediately and shall continue to be valid unless sooner amended/lifted.
Davao City Agriculturist Office (CAgro) Officer-in-Charge Edgardo Haspe in an interview with CIO during the formal opening of the facility last October 18, 2022 said that their Office has partnered with various agencies including national government offices to support DFTC.
The office also offered transportation assistance to farmers with two trucks, 7 metric tons capacity each to transport their products from far-flung areas.
Haspe said that DFTC provides commonplace for farmers, and producers to sell their products and for traders to buy vegetables and fruits sourced from the city and neighboring municipalities.
DFTC is open 24/7 for wholesale of fruit and vegetable products, five kilograms and above. Parking fees, space rental fees, and dropping fees are waived for the first six months.
For more inquiries on DFTC, Dabawenyos may contact (082)-228-6582; 0920-951-1706 or agribizcagro@gmail.com . CIO
