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UV Express operators nix ban: Ang EDSA ay para sa lahat

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Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/nation/8/2/uv-express-080216.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA - Operators and drivers of UV Express vans said they had no prior knowledge of the ban on EDSA which the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) implemented against them.Speaking on DZMM, Rosalino Marable, the national president of the Coalition of Operators and Drivers of UV Express Atbp., said LTFRB did not inform them of its plans to ban UV Express vans from plying EDSA.&quot;Ipinapatupad na po, pero &#x27;yun nga po, ang ikinagulat namin, wala pong public hearing. Katulad po ng sabi natin, we are in a democratic government, due process ay hindi po yata nasunod,&quot; he said.&quot;Naghihintay nga po kami ng public hearing para &#x27;ika nga eh mabigay namin ang aming mga kuro kuro&#x27;t palagay,&quot; Marable added.According to Marable, they met with the new chairman, Martin Delgra, a few weeks ago. They, however, were not informed of the agency&#x27;s plan to ban them on EDSA.He added that they have already sent a letter to Delgra asking for a suspension of the order, given that they were not consulted.&quot;Sumulat po kami kay Atty. Martin Delgra na i-suspend muna ang implementasyon ng nasabing circular, kasi kagaya nga po ng sabi ko, walang konsultasyon, walang public hearing,&quot; Marable said.Marable also asked the LTFRB to explain why it decided to ban UV Express vans, and not other public transportation vehicles.&quot;Ang EDSA po ay para sa lahat ng tao. Iilan naman po kami na nandun. Hindi ko po alam bakit nadiscriminate at na-single out ang UV Express, napakarami pong sasakyan doon, ang bus, ang jeep, taxi, mga Uber, mga Grab, eh bakit kami po ang nasampolan. Hindi ko po alam kung meron po silang statistics kung ilan ang gumagamit sa EDSA,&quot; he said.For Marable, it is difficult to understand why the LTFRB chose to ban UV Express vans when they only ply certain parts of EDSA, and only for short distances.&quot;Ang UV Express po, hindi naman po ginagamit ang entire stretch ng EDSA. For example po, ang mga taga-Bulacan ko po, hanggang Trinoma. Hindi naman ma-traffic doon. Ang mga taga-Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, ay hanggang Makati from Skyway or Coastal Road, hanggang doon sa Park Square. &#x27;Yung mga taga-Rizal, dumadaan sa Crossing pero bumabalik at lumulusot sa C-5. Kaya hindi po namin malirip at maintindihan ang basehan ng ating bagong chairman ng LTFRB,&quot; he explained.Marable, on behalf of operators and drivers, is now asking for a dialogue with the LTFRB.&quot;Kami po ay naniniwala sa wisdom ng bagong (LTFRB) chairman at bagong secretary ng Department of Transportation na makikinig sila sa logical explanation ng aming grupo kaya humihingi kami ng dialogue,&quot; he said, adding that asking the court for a temporary restraining order (TRO) will be their last resort.&quot;Hindi po ako lawyer pero sa tingin ko po, &#x27;yung due process hindi nasunod. Pangalawa po, &#x27;yung equal protection under the law na enshrined sa ating Constitution, mukhang nalabag po,&quot; Marable added.<div>EFFECTS OF THE BAN</div>According to Marable, among those severely affected by the ban are their passengers, who get stranded in alternate routes.&quot;Marami pong pinapababa sa gitna ng kalsada, ang resulta po, nahuhuli. Eh nung una po siyang (Delgra) nagpakilala sa amin, ang sabi niya, sa pag-uusap na ito, the center of this discussion will be the riding public. Eh mukha po yatang hindi nasunod &#x27;yung kanyang nasabing ganun, that it should be the protection of the riding public,&quot; he said.Operators and drivers also suffer from the new routes, since they have to traverse smaller roads just to get to their destinations.&quot;Sa lugar po ng operators, kami po ay umiiyak, kasi po, &#x27;yung dating nakakabiyahe kami ng apat, limang balikan, eh dahil sa traffic, nagiging tatlo na lang. Eh dahil po dito sa bagong kautusan, &#x27;yung mga alternative route na sinasabi para iwasan ang EDSA ay mukhang makikipot, kaya po instead na magiging UV Express, ay baka UV Bagal. Matatagalan po bago kami makarating sa terminal namin,&quot; Marable said.Marable said he has been trying to schedule a dialogue with Delgra and LTFRB officials, but to no avail.He is now asking passengers and operators to let their voices be heard by sending their complaints to the new government hotline, 8888. &quot;Sa lugar po ng operators, kami po ay umiiyak, kasi po, &#x27;yung dating nakakabiyahe kami ng apat, limang balikan, eh dahil sa traffic, nagiging tatlo na lang. Eh dahil po dito sa bagong kautusan, &#x27;yung mga alternative route na sinasabi para iwasan ang EDSA ay mukhang makikipot, kaya po instead na magiging UV Express, ay baka UV Bagal. Matatagalan po bago kami makarating sa terminal namin,&quot; Marable said.LTFRB implemented the ban on UV Express vans from plying EDSA starting Monday.WATCH: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/08/01/16/uv-express-bawal-na-sa-edsa" target="_blank">UV Express, bawal na sa EDSA</a>

MANILA - Operators and drivers of UV Express vans said they had no prior knowledge of the ban on EDSA which the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) implemented against them.

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UV Express operators nix ban: Ang EDSA ay para sa lahat

Rose Carmelle Lacuata,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 02, 2016 05:21 PM PHT

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Updated August 02, 2016 09:14 PM PHT

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