Transport groups set protest caravan vs high traffic fines

MAJOR transport groups will hound the Land Transportation Office (LTO), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), and the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) to stop the government from imposing stiffer fines on operators of “colorum” vehicles or public utility vehicles without franchises and out-of-line public utility vehicles (PUVs).

Several transport groups including Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston), Alliance of Concerned Transport Operators (ACTO) and Stop and Go Coalition formed an alliance known as No To “JAO # 2014-01” in their bid to stop the imposition of higher fines and penalties for drivers of colorum vehicles, or those without franchises.