Maybe they should concentrate on getting killer buses off the road first before they scrutinize commuters’ apps. (But then that’s just our opinion.)
“The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) wants to put a stop on the new carpooling app Tripid because it’s allegedly violating the Public Service Law,” reports Solar News Online.
The report described Tripid as “a Filipino-made web and mobile application which connects private motorists to those who need a ride and vice versa by bidding for empty seats in private vehicles.”
The LTFRB is saying that the company behind Tripid “could be held liable for violating the Commonwealth Act No. 146 or the Public Service Law” because “they reportedly get a 20% commission every time a driver gets paid for a ride.”
According to LTFRB Chairman Winston Ginez, Tripid should have first sought a franchise from LTFRB before operating. He explained that vehicles that sign up for Tripid transactions “are considered public utility vehicles” so “operating without a franchise is considered a criminal violation of the public service law.”
It seems a lot of things still need to be resolved.
