Baguio officials push deadline extension for PUV modernization
>> Wednesday, January 6, 2021
BAGUIO CITY – City
officials here urged the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board
(LTFRB) to extend deadline for implementation of Dept. of Transportation (DOTR)
department order 2017-11 or omnibus guidelines on planning and identification
of public road transportation services and franchise issuance in the city.
Under Resolution No. 671, series of 2020, city legislators said it is important for the LTFRB to take into consideration issues and concerns raised by local transport groups on implementation of the local public transport route plan to ensure there will be no public utility vehicles (PUVs) that will be displaced.
Earlier, operators and drivers in the city appealed to the city’s legislative body to meet with concerned government agencies for “win-win” solution on the as they were ready and that some of their members cannot afford the requirements of the LTFRB.
Department order 2017-11 issued on June 19, 2017 required that by the end of December 2020, bus, taxi, utility vehicle (UV) express and jeepney operators and drivers must have consolidated their fleets under the public utility vehicle modernization program, otherwise, their franchises will be deemed expired.
The LTFRB issued memorandum circular 2018-006 that set guidelines governing the public utility vehicle modernization program’s initial implementation pursuant to department order 2017-11.
While there were few operators and drivers in the city who consolidated their fleets under the PUV modernization program, the council said it will take a longer period of time to inform and educate affected sectors on benefits of consolidating their fleets pursuant to the government’s efforts to modernize the transport system.
According to the body, the LTFRB should also consider proposals from the concerned sectors on how to formulate a possible ‘win-win’ solution on implementation of the government’s PUV modernization program to avoid displacement of drivers and removal of the right of the operators to own the franchises of their motor vehicles that were duly issued to them by the LTFRB
The council also sought consideration of the LTFRB on appeal of the operators and drivers in the city because of the heavy impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the public transport industry following suspension of public transportation since March.
The council added it was only last month that the government allowed the gradual resumption of mass public transportation with 50 percent capacity which did not make the business feasible. -- Dexter A. see
Under Resolution No. 671, series of 2020, city legislators said it is important for the LTFRB to take into consideration issues and concerns raised by local transport groups on implementation of the local public transport route plan to ensure there will be no public utility vehicles (PUVs) that will be displaced.
Earlier, operators and drivers in the city appealed to the city’s legislative body to meet with concerned government agencies for “win-win” solution on the as they were ready and that some of their members cannot afford the requirements of the LTFRB.
Department order 2017-11 issued on June 19, 2017 required that by the end of December 2020, bus, taxi, utility vehicle (UV) express and jeepney operators and drivers must have consolidated their fleets under the public utility vehicle modernization program, otherwise, their franchises will be deemed expired.
The LTFRB issued memorandum circular 2018-006 that set guidelines governing the public utility vehicle modernization program’s initial implementation pursuant to department order 2017-11.
While there were few operators and drivers in the city who consolidated their fleets under the PUV modernization program, the council said it will take a longer period of time to inform and educate affected sectors on benefits of consolidating their fleets pursuant to the government’s efforts to modernize the transport system.
According to the body, the LTFRB should also consider proposals from the concerned sectors on how to formulate a possible ‘win-win’ solution on implementation of the government’s PUV modernization program to avoid displacement of drivers and removal of the right of the operators to own the franchises of their motor vehicles that were duly issued to them by the LTFRB
The council also sought consideration of the LTFRB on appeal of the operators and drivers in the city because of the heavy impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the public transport industry following suspension of public transportation since March.
The council added it was only last month that the government allowed the gradual resumption of mass public transportation with 50 percent capacity which did not make the business feasible. -- Dexter A. see
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