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Saturday, January 29, 2005
Drivers can't be forced to use boundary terminals: Franchising office
THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 6 said the City Government cannot force drivers to park at the perimeter boundary terminals.
Also, the drivers cannot be penalized because of the absence of a penal clause for those who refuse to use the accredited terminals.
"In the absence of such penalties, they cannot penalize those drivers," said LTFRB Regional Director Porfirio Clavel.
Such is the deficiency of the Perimeter Boundary Ordinance (PBO), he noted.
However, Clavel emphasized that provincial public utility vehicles (PUVs) would not be allowed to park by the roadside as it would be a violation of the National Traffic Code.
Drivers of central lines disclosed plans to boycott the Iloilo Terminal and General Services Inc. (ITGSI) terminal in Ungka, Pavia once the PBO is implemented starting February 4.
They claimed they are being discriminated by the City Government. While they will no longer be allowed to enter the main streets, PUVs plying the other out-of-town routes would still have access as they don't have perimeter boundary terminals yet.
About 95 percent of central-bound operators and drivers already signified to join the boycott in their letter addressed to Mayor Jerry Treñas, pointing out the "selective implementation" of the PBO.
They said they will use the vacant lot in front of the University of Iloilo campus in Ungka, Pavia located several meters away from the boundary.
The traffic ordinance prohibits provincial public utility vehicles from entering the city's main streets. At the same time, it provides for the establishment of perimeter boundaries where terminals will be situated.
Last January 5, Judge Antonio Natino of the Regional Trial Court Branch 26 ordered the City Government to implement the PBO.
The Court also issued a writ of preliminary mandatory injunction, based on ITGSI general manager Narciso Pueblo's testimony that the non-implementation of the ordinance "shall cause great damage and prejudice" to their company.
(January 29, 2005 issue)
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