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Motorcycle riders donning rain gears traverse the southbound lane of EDSA -Cubao on August 1, 2023.  Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File

Motorcycle riders donning rain gears traverse the southbound lane of EDSA -Cubao on August 1, 2023.  Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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EDSA-MOTORCYCLE LAW

Johnson Manabat

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173391367829320230801-motorcycle-edsa-rain-JC2734.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Motorcycle riders donning rain gears traverse the southbound lane of EDSA -Cubao on August 1, 2023.  Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Motorcycle riders donning rain gears traverse the southbound lane of EDSA -Cubao on August 1, 2023.  <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) reminded the public not to patronized colorum motorcycle taxis amid reports of legitimate Motorcycle riders from Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) turning their applications off during rush hour and booking outside the app instead.</p><p>LTFRB chairman Atty. Teofilo Guadiz III told ABS-CBN News that passengers of colorum vehicles or motorcycle taxi in particular are not covered by any insurance in case of accident. </p><p>“Pakiusap ho sa mga kababayan natin - number 1, pag nadisgrasya po kayo sa daan - wala ho kayong makukuha na any fee from the rider dahil hindi kayo insured. Ang insurance lang ho ng mga rider is on third-party liability. Ngayon ‘pag kayo naman po ay lehitimong pasahero po, meron hong insurance na makukuha from the TNC which is I think from P200,000 to P300,000 po,” said Guadiz. </p><p>“So pakiusap ho, huwag na huwag ho kayong sasakay sa mga colorum, bukod sa iligal ito - ‘pag may nangyari sa inyo, wala hong sasagot sa inyo,” Guadiz added. </p><p>According to Guadiz, riders who will be proven guilty may face a sanction up to 6-months suspension. </p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/30/motorcycle-taxi-bill-hurdles-house-on-3rd-reading-1926"><strong>Motorcycle taxi bill hurdles House on 3rd reading</strong></a></div><p>“Yes, may sanction po yan. Number 1, ‘pag hindi ka kumuha ng pasehero and then you refused to convey them, there is a P5,000 sanction for the rider for refusal to convey and possibly po may 6-months suspension,” Guadiz explained.   </p><p>Guadiz said, the LTFRB Technical Working Group (TWG) will issue a resolution that would make TNCs equally liable. </p><p>“They would probably say that we cannot control them but to the mind of the TWG they should equally liable po, so for the punitive sanction po of P5,000  - our belief is that TNC should be equally liable also. So kung hindi makabayad si rider, it should be the TNC who should be liable for that,” Guadiz said. </p><div><strong>HELMET HYGIENE</strong> </div><p>The LTFRB also confirmed reports that there are complaints of lice from helmets of some motorcycle riders. </p><p>Guadiz said this is true for almost all TNCs. </p><p>“Yes, that’s true. Hindi lang naman po sa iisang TNC yan, we found out that this is a common issue for several TNCs na nabigyan namin ng accreditation. Ang issue here is hindi ho nila nahuhugasan yung helmet everyday or until they arrived at a certain time passengers na dapat sana it’s being sanitized,” Guadiz explained. </p><p>“We are now calling a meeting perhaps not only to require them - but this time probably, hihigpitan na namin - there will be a sanction against them and that would mean penalty in terms of fine. It can go up P5,000 to P20,000 po, kasi minor offense lang yun,” Guadiz added. </p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/10/lice-from-helmets-ride-hailing-app-implements-sanitation-to-address-complaints-1606"><strong>Lice from helmets? Ride-hailing app implements sanitation to address complaints</strong></a></div><p>According to Guadiz, based on what LTFRB allowed, supposedly there are only 45,000 motorcycle taxis in Metro Manila. </p><p>“We found out in our inventory later on that there was a TNC company that exceeded. Normally dapat 15,000 each lang yan. Based on the admission of one company in the senate hearing, they have at least 27, 000,” Guadiz said. </p><p>Guadiz, said the agency will also issue a show cause order to that particular TNC company to explain. </p><p>LTFRB will also require this TNC to trim down the number of its riders or it may face franchise revocation.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9o10u5P2ih0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The LTFRB reminded the public not to patronized colorum motorcycle taxis amid reports of legitimate Motorcycle riders from Transportation Network Companies turning their applications off during rush hour and booking outside the app instead.</p>

The LTFRB reminded the public not to patronized colorum motorcycle taxis amid reports of legitimate Motorcycle riders from Transportation Network Companies turning their applications off during rush hour and booking outside the app instead.

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Do not patronize colorum motorcycle taxis: LTFRB

Johnson Manabat,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 11, 2024 07:21 PM PHT

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