00:01 (ltfrb) Now if youre dealing with franchise violations such as for example colorum (yung mga

anu pa ba) colurum operations (ung mga) trip cutting, over charging (yun yung mga) what we call none
moving violaions. For example you go beyond your route, for example your route is from largo to cubao
and you go beyond cubao so that is you exceeded your route as prescribed in your franchise, but legally
speaking its certificate of public convenience (so un ung mga example ng none moving violations) but
with reference to traffic administration its more of MMDA and LTOs concern and PNP.

01:33- (researcher) (yun nga ren po yung

(LTFRB) and also not to mention the local government units. They also have their own traffic
management unit.

01:42- (Researcher) (Nasabi nga po yun samen ng DOTC nung last na nag-interview kami and parang
kinonsider n po naming ung DOTC and LTFRB since concerned po kau sa transportation)

(LTFRB) Public transportation

01:57 (researcher) (anu lang po maam, pede po bang tanong lang po naming ung functions and
powers ng LTFRB ayun lang po.)

(LTFRB) The powers and function of LTFRB is prescribed in the Executive order 202, you take note
of that 202, Executive Order 202. That there are if Im not mistaken, 13 powers and functions (sobrang
hahaba noon) but basically our mandate is to provide a safe convenient efficient and affordable public
transport but if youre going to talk of the functions all the functions of LTFRB emanates from Executive
Order 202. (mga AB Polsci namn kayo noh? So siguro sa Chan Robles, Chan robles meron dun yung
executive order 202 nakalagay dun yung functions ng LTFRB.) Thats A to if im not mistaken M. Paragraph
A-M.

02:57 (researcher) Is there (po ano) concerted effort (po ba) done by your agency (po) with
coordination po with other agencies such as DOTC, MMDA and LTO?

(LTFRB) What in Particular? Coordination in what aspect?

03:08 (researcher) (sa pagrerelate po ng traffic management and transportation po in)

(LTFRB) As a whole? We and LTO are under lie in the agency of DOTC. LTO as Ive said earlier
perform administrative functions so basically the enforcement sometimes there are also involve in traffic
management especially in cases of emergencies and LTFRB is a quasi judicial agency basically deals with
granting franchises so if youre talking about coordinations as far as the traffic is concern we are
sometimes of help in traffic management but that is not our basic function because officially we are to
grant franchises as a regulatory agency, we regulate the public utility vehicles so we are the ones issuing
the franchises as approve by DOTC. So if DOTC wants to open 20 units on this route, so it is DOTc who
will approve that so we called that recruit measure capacity. So for example there is really a public
necessity to open a particular route in that particular area, we pass it to DOTC and DOTC will make the
necessary investigation and survey on that particular route to determine the urgency and the need for
the opening of such routes so when they finally approve that it will now be endorsed to LTFRB for the
processing of that, for the acceptance of applications based on the approved RMC. So we will process it,
It will go to the process of hearing and publication and then if the applicant has completely submitted
the required document then it will for decision and approval of the regional director
05:42 (researcher) (mam ung pag-aaply po ba in a particular route po ginagawa po ba un ng maraming
companies sa public transportation or kahit isa lang po and mag request?)

(LTFRB) As far as I know the DOTC will not take any action unless the no. of interested parties in a
particular route is not lower than 25 and above to determine the public necessity.

06:15 (researcher) (Sa EDSA po kaya sa tingin niyo sobra na po ba tung pag-grant ng franchise lalo na
po sa mga bus?)

(LTFRB) Actually at present we are no longer granting franchise? (kasi nga saturated na) so we
are just modifying some routes. And basically (ngaun) may bagong project (si) Chairman. (Ung BRT)
which will soon be lunch (yun yung parang), there will be a specific number of buses to ply along edsa
with minimal stop.

(researcher) (Nasabi nga ren po samen yan)

(LTFRB) Aside from that there is an express bus to start at a point of origin to point of destination
(lang ang stop). (so talagang super ano siya) but if you will notice (siguro mahirap den kasi diba
masyadong punong puno ang EDSA.) You see the vehicles and Vehicle count (sa EDSA sobrang dami
talaga.) So I dont know how that express and BRT would prosper given the situation that EDSA is fully
congested.

07:27 (researcher) (Mam base po sa knowledge niyo mga anong year po kaya pedeng i-implement ung
mgga projects nay un?)

(LTFRB) I think BRT will soon be implement by 2016 (yun yung target niya) it was initially
implemented in Cebu last month and NCR then would follow with EDSA as the pilot testing so basically
2016 or onwards, it depends on how cooperative the operators will be.

08:04 (Researcher) (So you think po mam na yung agency po ninyo is indirect po yung participation
niyo po in terms po sa traffic management sa EDSA?

(LTFRB) I do believe we have YES! We have no direct concerned pagdating sa traffic management
because we are basically created to issue franchises and not to deal with traffic management coz there
are other agencies involve in traffic management.

08:47 (researcher) mam regular po ba yung pagcocoordinate ninyo sa MMDA po?

(LTFRB) We do coordinate with MMDA with some other concerns but not too much regarding
traffic management. Well traffic management meron den kaming coordination kasi samen sila kumukuha
ng data with reference to the number of unit, number of routes to be open and mga ganung bagay. But
not physically go out on the streets and do the trafficking. So yung traffic management per se nandun
ung coordination namen. Everytime we are going to implement a policy, we informed the MMDA
particularly if it will affect traffic management or if it concerns traffic management. So there is
coordination with LTO and LTFRB

09:50 (researcher) Mam regarding po sa mga violations po sa public transport gaano po, paano niyo po
ginagawa po yung pag cacancel ng franchise in terms po pag may nagawa pong traffic violation.)
 (LTFRB) Ang cancellation naming ng franchise starts kapag nagkaroon ng violation sa certificate
of public convenience. We have the term and conditions when you apply for a certificate of public
convenience. Pag naapprove ung franchise application ninyo we will attach a terms and conditions for
you as operator to follow, so parang yun yung bible nung operators so nandoon lahat nakaincorporate
dun sa terms and conditions the dos and the donts, the penalties and violations of such act mga
penalties and charges. Now ig you violated the terms and conditions that might be one of the grounds
for cancellation but of course as polsci students alam niyo naman na dapat dumaan pa ren iyon sa due
process kaya di pwedeng icacancel mo kaagad. Kahit nakasagasa n or whaterver, however evident yung
kasalanan nung driver it is still has to go to the process of hearing and publication. Due process paden.
So kung traffic violation, we do not cancel franchise dahil lang sa traffic violation because it was others
responsibility and that would be tantamount to encroachment of other agencies functions so normally
LTO. Sila yung nag-aaprehend, MMDA is also, ah meron den silang apprehension but sometimes dun pa
rin nila dinadala yung licenses sa LTO, tinu-turn over nila. LGUs are also given the power to apprehend.
Alam niyo namn yund di bas a local government code, they are given the power to create policies and
apprehend traffic violations.

12:36 (Researcher) (Mam kunware po may mga nacancelang bus franchise tapos po may mga bus pa
den pong bumiyabyahe na ganun pa den po yung pangalan pero po operated nap o sila ng iba, pwede po
ba yung ganun?)
(LTFRB) Salent transfer, thru salent transfer baka yung kung baga si juan dela cruz operator A
meron siyang 100 units for example now he is no longer interested in operating 20 of that so ibebenta
niya yun kay operator B. Minsan inaadopt ni operator B yung trade name ni Operator A kaya makikita mo
minsan na same company pero iba yung operator.

13:35 (Researcher) mam may tanong lang po kami kung kelangan po ban g mga reforms in terms po sa
pagbibigay ng franchise sa public po. Para po dun sa number of buses po kitang kita naming na marami
po yung number po. Pano niyo po nasusulusyunan yung pagbibigay po ng franchise.

(LTFRB) As Ive said earlier we are no longer giving franchise. We are no longer granting the
applications. All units running along EDSA are all franchise owners na talaga. Kumbaga sila na yung mga
existing franchise holders we do not grant anymore new franchises and new applications so kung for
example 1000 yung plying along edsa yun na talga yung number nila.

14:24 (researcher) Di po ba pwedeng bawasan yun?

(LTFRB) It will be thru modification sometimes minomodify or nirarationalize namen pero not
totally cancelling their franchise. May mga policy kasi na ni rere-route sila. Kumabaga iniiksiaan yung
routa. Are you familiar with San Jose del Monte, yung mga grotto ganun tas sobrang haba, di ba from
grotto to baclaran kaya kino-cut nila yun ditto na lang sila sa EDSA and then babalik na sila sa Grotto. So
that is one way by which they can minimize yung dumadaan sa EDSA.

15:28 (researcher) Mam may maximum number po ba na unit ung isang bus company na pedeng i-
deploy?

(LTFRB) wala so the only way you can regulate them was thru UBBRB or the number coding.
Syempre coding sila tas bibiyahe sila di mahuhuli sila.
 Alam mo your more of traffic management. Alam nyu dapat niyong puntahan. NCTS thats
national center for transportation studies sila yung dapat niyong puntahan for traffic management. They
have the best resources. Kasi samen ang makukuha niyo lang is Data regarding number of buses. Kasi puj
naman is not allowed to traverse edsa. What other things ba do you need from us?

16:46 (Researcher)Ang gusto lang po kc naming malaman eh kung may interagency efforts po within
the four agencies po kasi po noong

(LTFRB) Parang ang layo ng Political Science and then traffic management.

(Researcher) In line po siya sa public administration po. Interagency po yung collaborative

management po. Tapos tinitignan po namen kung naaply po yung collaborative management po sa apat
na agency po.

(LTFRB) Of course they do naman. I am also a doctor on Public Policy and meron naman. There
are efforts done. Ano ulit yung mga agencies ninyo dba? Ung LTFRB, LTO, DOTC and MMDA. Of course
meron for example meron silang pinirmahang memorandum of agreement, joint memorandum
agreement regarding apprehension on the fines and penalties. Thats is LTO, LTFRB and MMDA and
involved doon.

18:58 (research) Mam do you think po na yung pagcocollaborate po nang 4 agencies nay un kelangan n
ren po ngaun magawa po para maaleviate po yung traffic congestion.

(LTFRB) Yes, without further till there are concerting effort to decongest traffic in EDSA. They
have efforts naman. And there are meeting on how to decongest, create policies on how to decongest
kaya lang talaga sobrang dami. Baka meron den kaung concerns den. Punta kau ng NCTS dun talaga yung
mga the best people in traffic studies. Dun kami nagtetraining. Katatapos lang namn ng traffic
management, Traffic administration and control. In our case we are sending people to attend training
such as that one traffic administration and control in UP NCTS thats university of the Philippines Diliman
National College for Transportation Studies and there are also participants from MMDA and LTO so
joining forces sp we do surveys outside, we do the volume count. So there we could see that heavily
congested not only EDSA but the whole of Metro Manila. And the programs of Chairman such as the BRT
and the express bus will/ has the objectives of decongesting. Pinakamaganda siguro is to encourage and
enhance mass transportation. Before there was already policies implemented that no vehicle would pass
through EDSA with one passenger so that was during the time of carpooling.

20:48 (researcher) pero mas concern po yung LTO in terms po ng pag..

(LTFRB) LTO kasi deals with private and public vehicles. Ang LTFRB more on solely responsible for
the regulation of public utility vehicles. Pero if you would notice records and statistics would show that
there are more private vehicles plying along edsa kahit ikaw sumakay ka nang bus, makikita mo yung
discrepamcy diba? Anlake. Cguro private is 70% or 75% while public utility is 25% only. I cannot
understand why they focus so much on Public utility vehicles as factors affecting traffic in Edsa.

21:51 (Researcher) Mam cguro po malaking role po yung nagawa po ng multimedia kasi po pag nag
twitter ka ngaun ang talagang lagging nakikita kong tweets po is about buses po na kung saan-saan
nagbababa.
 (LTFRB) Yeah probably, thats one of the factors kasi yung mga undisciplined drivers if only they
follow the rules. Pero pag titignan mo kasi, Im not used to passing edsa but sometimes makikita mo na
hindi rin lang namn yung public vehicles yung nagviviolate ng mga traffic policies, also the private
vehicles. Yun nga lang mas madaling punahin yung public utility vehicles lalo na yung mga buses, yung
mga pabalabalagbag na ano. Yung cubao ginawa na nilang terminal diba?

22:54 (researcher) mam compared po sa other countries po pano nyu po i-cocompare yung rate ng
performance po ng agency niyo compared po sa other agencies ng public transportation.

(LTFRB) very few namn is involve in public transportation such as our like India. Siguro in a scale
of ten mga nasa 9 naman tayo or 8 as compared to other countries. Kasi mas regulated namn yung sa
atin yun nga lang yung population kasi den is one factor affecting it. Sa India ganun den karami. We have
now a project na like the pink bus, giving priority to elderly, women and pregnant women, senior citizens
so traffic wise hindi naman siya makakabawas pero it would protect some of our commuters.

24:04 (researcher) Mam yung mga UV express po ba nareregulate den po yun?

(LTFRB) Of course, All public utilities vehicles are regulated. Lahat ng dilaw ang plaka regulated
yan.

24:17 (researcher) Mam pano po yung colorum na estimate po ba yung number ng mga bumi-biyahe
nun?

(LTFRB) We do not have an exact figures of colorum kasi magagaling magtago yang mga yan.
Minsan mag raraid kami nanddito pa kami na i-radio na or papunta pa lang kami na i-radio na nila yung
nakasalubong naming UV Express siguro na iraradyo na nila, o may operation diyan may nakasalubong
kaming LTFRB mga ganun. But if you would be asking if they are regulated, of course they are regulated.
All public utility vehicle passed through LTFrB and therefore they are regulated.

25:07 - (LTFRB) Ok na may naitulong ba?

(Researcher) Opo mam meron po. Mag fofollow-up questions na lang po kami sa ibang agencies
po and saka po yung recommendation po sa NCTS po.

(LTFRB) Yeah, It would be a big help on your part. Mag drop by kayo dun, Malapit lang namn siya
sa UP. Have you gone to UP?

(researcher) opo nakikita ko naman po yun.

(LTFRB) Yung NCTS between siya ng college of Law and Engineering nasa parang likod siya.
Malcolm.

(researcher) mam san po sila nagraduate?

(LTFRB) PUP, pero nag law kasi ako naggraduate ako ng law and I finish my L.L.B. and then
nagreview ako sa UP. Kaya nakita kung san lang siya naka-locate yung NCTS. So malapit lang siya and
makakatulong. Kung I you are having your thesis Malaki ang maitutulong sa inyo ng NCTS. If youre
asking for traffic management. Nandun lahat ng consultants ng traffic management. Sila yung tinatawag
talaga. Even MMDA sakanila nag coconsulta and the training is coming from them especially if it is traffic
management, you will learn a lot. Sa traffic management baka ma provide pa nila kayo ng reading
materials that you can use in preparation for your thesis. So ang thesis niyo ay group thesis.

(Researcher) Opo, may isa pa po kaming ka group hindi lang po nakarating.

(LTFRB) So youre now actually on what part?

(researcher) Sa anon a po kami, data gathering.

(LTFRB) data gathering thats chapter 4. So your done with 1,2,3, data gathering then 5 then
recommendation.

(researcher) opo. Ay mam pede po ba kaming mag-papicture for documentation lang po.

(LTFRB) sure