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A possible Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) takeover of
the issuance of the Compulsory Third Party Liability (CTPL) on
registered passenger and private vehicles in the country from the
present 67 private insurers has been met with strong opposition from
major transport groups.
In a letter to Transportation and Communications
Secretary Leandro Mendoza, the transport leaders said that there is
no need to change a system since it is already working well.
“If it isn’t broke why fix it,” part of
the letter read.
Those opposing the GSIS takeover are Zenaida
Maranan of Federation of Jeepney Driver Association of the
Philippines, Homer Mercado of the Provincial Bus Operators
Association of the Philippines, Efren de Luna of the Alliance of
Concerned Transport Organizations and Melencio Vargas of the
Alliance of Transport Operators and Drivers Association of the
Philippines, among others.
Vargas, also the United Transport Koalisyon
president, said they fear that a change in administration of the
insurance program could cause problems to the already organized
system.
At present, drivers and operators including
passengers have not, in any way, encountered dilemmas in the
processing of vehicle insurance, and can easily avail of the
benefits due to them.
The groups also expressed apprehension that a
GSIS takeover would result in the proliferation of more fake CTPL
policies because the agency’s personnel may lack knowledge in
handling the system.
According to the leaders, they fear that the
benefits their members could get from the 67 private insurers under
the “All Risk No Fault Coverage” would be displaced by the
reported takeover. The country has about 3.6 million vehicle owners.
-- James Konstantin Galvez
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