Cagayan
de Oro City - LTFRB Region 10 launched public land transportation agenda 2016
which supports and aligned with the transportation program of the Duterte
administration. Traffic problem is a national concern of the government due to
the proliferation of colorum for public utilities (PUs) plying the routes that
created chaos jeopardizing the safety of the valued riding public. The purpose
of this project is to support and align on the thrust of the Duterte
Administration to solve the traffic problem not only in Metro Manila but in the
entire country, specifically to make region 10 a colorum-free region in the
country.
Mr.
Aminoden D. Guro, Officer-in-charge, Land Transportation Franchising and
Regulatory Board (LTFRB), Region 10, Cagayan de oro City, who only assumed
office on September 1, 2016 and serving in government service in various
capacities since 1987, said that new LTFRB program will provide safe, secured, fair and
regulated public land transportation to the valued riding public. He said this
will also avoid long que and traffic jam in the national highways that cause
inconvenience to the general public especially when there is operation conducted
by the law enforcement agencies. This will also cause the delay of mobility of
economic products of the region. Guro said that the LTFRB vision is to
modernize the public transportation in cognizance to the eco-tourism program of
the region.
Guro
said that the Regional development council and local government undertakings,
issued a resolution and ordinance that require transport operator to secure
Certificate of public convenience (CPC) from LTFRB before they were issued with
business permit by the province, City and Municipality before they allowed to
alley to the public terminals of the concern local government units (LGUs). It
was found out that plenty of transport operators had no business permit and
this will be an additional income on the part of the LGUs. This will make the
LGUs and LTFRB to easily monitor the public utility vehicles in every area
Another
undertaking was a resolution requesting the Department of Transportation
through the LTFRB national office for the lifting of the moratorium with memorandum
circular no. 2003-028 dated November 17, 2003, prohibiting the LTFRB to accept
and process new application of all type of public land transport vehicles
except trucks for hire or trucking services.
Guro
said under the LTFRB undertakings is jointly seek the lifting of moratorium of
the Department of Transportation regulation (DOTR) and LTFRB in order to stop
the colorum phenomena in the country particularly in region 10; The proposed
routes for the issuance of certificate of public convenience (CPC) under the UV
express, air-conditioned units, mode of service; expedite the processing of all
application or petition upon compliance of mandatory requirements; and provide
trainings and seminars to operators regarding existing policies and memorandum
circulars of LTFRB under Executive orders (EO) 202 especially to the LTO-LTFRB
joint administrative order (JAO) 01-2014.
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| Mr. Vidal Aranaydo |
Mr.
Vidal Aranaydo, branch manager, LTFRB iligan City satellite office, said that they
conducted consultation among the taxi operators to inform them that old and
dilapidated units will no longer be renewed of its franchise. Only new units
will be accepted for new and renewal of registration.
Guro
said that new taxi units will also serve and help boost the tourism industry in
the region because tourists will build confidence to ride a taxi with proper
identification and legally registered public utility. (with reports by Joan Eslit)
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