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MANILA — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is asking the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to explain its failure to address apparent insufficiency in public transport vehicles in major thoroughfares such as Commonwealth Avenue.In a copy of the DOTr memo obtained by ABS-CBN News, DOTr acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez gave the LTFRB five days to explain the agency’s “lack of action” to address the problem.The memo was based on a report regarding a manual audit conducted by the Special Action and Intelligence Committee for Transportation (SAICT) on September 25 to 27 in Commonwealth Avenue during peak hours, or between 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.Based on the report, the typical capacities and observed hourly deployment of buses in Commonwealth Avenue during those hours are “far below the benchmarks” under existing international bus rapid transit planning studies, which prescribe that between 10,000 passengers per hour per direction to 30,000 passengers per hour per direction should be accomodated in a primary urban corridor.Lopez also noted that a previous memo has been issued to the LTFRB, dated September 15, ordering the agency to immediately address issues such as the insufficiency of PUVs plying major thoroughfares, as well as overloading of buses, and overcrowding of passengers, among other issues.The LTFRB has also been instructed to “undertake augmentation of PUV supply available during peak hours in high-volume passenger routes”, but the memor noted that this remains unsolved.“However, considering the results of the manual audit conducted involving buses plying Commonwealth Avenue, it seems that the directive given by the undersigned fell on deaf ears and no actions were taken to address the same,” Lopez added.Lopez last month issued a memo ordering top officials of the DOTr to commute to the office or to their places of business at least once a week beginning Wednesday, September 17, to gather insights on improving the country&#x27;s mass transit.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/16/dotr-execs-ordered-to-commute-at-least-once-a-week-1124">READ: DOTr officials ordered to take public transport at least once a week</a></div>He also shared that using public transportation to go to work prompted him to issue the memo, describing his commute &quot;like in a warzone,&quot; observing that &quot;everyone was scrambling&quot; to get a ride and that there was &quot;no system&quot; in place.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/18/transport-officials-experience-daily-struggles-faced-by-ordinary-commuters-0026">READ: Transport officials experience daily struggles faced by ordinary commuters</a></div>

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is asking the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to explain its failure to address apparent insufficiency in public transport vehicles in major thoroughfares such as Commonwealth Avenue.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is asking the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to explain its failure to address apparent insufficiency in public transport vehicles in major thoroughfares such as Commonwealth Avenue.

DOTr asks LTFRB to explain failure to address insufficiency of PUVs in major roads

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DOTr asks LTFRB to explain failure to address insufficiency of PUVs in major roads

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Published Oct 06, 2025 11:53 PM PHT

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