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“The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will phase out public utility buses 15 years and older in a bid to modernize the country’s transportation sector,” reports Czarina Nicole O. Ong in Manila Bulletin.
The report noted: “The LTFRB promulgated Resolution No. 2013-10 on January 11, 2013 for the strict observance of the 15-year-age limit on public utility minibus, from date of manufacture of the subject vehicle instead of date of initial registration with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and also to uphold the Court of Appeal’s (CA) order on the phase out.”
The move to phase out aging buses “is part of the Department of Transportation and Communication’s (DOTC) ‘Modernization of Public Transport Service’ initiative to ensure the safety of the commuting public.”
A group of mini bus operators had opposed the board’s policy and filed a petition to stop the implementation of the said order. However, the CA issued an order on Mon, Mar 16, dismissing the petition.
LTFRB Chairman Atty. Winston Ginez was quoted as saying, “We hail the decision of the CA to uphold the phase out order thereby allowing us to pursue our modernization campaign to provide the public a reliable, safe and convenient transport system,” said Ginez.”
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