Cebu cancels CR fees in bus terminals

Citing Republic Act 11311, Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro canceled yesterday collection of fees in the use of comfort rooms at the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) and Cebu North Bus Terminal (CNBT).

Baricuatro signed Executive Order 12 on Monday, 7 July 2025, directing terminal management to stop collecting CR fees.

RA 11311 requires land transport terminals to provide basic sanitary facilities, such as toilets, free of charge.

During the previous administration, passengers had to pay between P5 and P10 for the use of restrooms in CSBT and CNBT, which drew public criticism during Senator Raffy Tulfo’s visit last April.

This as the governor is now studying the possibility of reverting to a manual ticketing system.

The current “no ticket, no entry” set up was introduced in 2020 which had complaints from commuters due to long queues at the ticket booths.

“We will be discussing this with Topline and Mr. Loo,” said the governor.

These companies are managing the ticketing and sanitary facilities at the terminals.

She explained that manualizing would allow passengers to enter the waiting area and board their buses directly, reversing the current policy of requiring ticket purchase before entry.

She assured though that reverting to manual ticketing would unlikely have significant impact on the province’s revenue, noting that the bulk of terminal income comes from parking fees, not ticketing.