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MANILA, Philippines – As they continue to contribute to the worsening traffic situation in Metro Manila and other major cities, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is strengthening further its campaign against colorum public utility vehicles (PUVs).
Calling them undisciplined and unruly, colorum PUVs also endanger passengers’ safety, particularly when they figure in a vehicular accident. Yet they are not registered and covered by any insurance policy, LTFRB chairman Winston Ginez said on Wednesday, October 15.
Over the weekend, Ginez led a team that inspected bus terminals in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan.
Upon inspection of 36 buses, Ginez and his team confiscated the yellow plates of 6 of them. These will only be returned to the operators upon full compliance with the conditions set by LTFRB.
Other minor violations found included no proper markings, no seatbelts, broken windshields, and expired advertisement displays.
On October 10, LTFRB also imposed a P1-million ($22,297.84)* fine on Dalin Liner Inc for unauthorized operations, particularly for using expired Certificates of Public Convenience (CPC) and illegally switching license plates.
LTFRB also ordered Dalin Liner to surrender all yellow plates of the bus company’s 9 units. Their CPCs have also been cancelled while the bus company will forever be banned from obtaining any franchise from LTFRB.
On July 9, one of Dalin Liner’s units with plate number BBV-149 plying the Aparri-Manila route was flagged down by LTFRB enforcers in Balintawak, Quezon City. The bus driver failed to present valid permit to operate.
To comply with the Joint Administrative Order (JAO) 2014-001, the Board required Dalin Liner to submit a Show Cause Order explaining why their CPC should not be cancelled, revoked or suspended within 5 days from receipt of the order.
On August 29, the bus company officials admitted the unit had no authority to operate as a PUV as their CPC already expired on November 26, 2001.
The LTFRB chief said the Dalin Liner case was just the “first released decision imposing the P1-million ($22,297.84)* penalty on a bus company.” The same penalty will be imposed on other bus operators found violating franchising regulations. – Rappler.com
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