Commuter group urges incoming LTFRB to clarify rules on carpooling, shuttle services

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Commuters choose to walk home after having a hard time catching a bus from EDSA Ortigas station on April 13, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — A commuter network urged the incoming leadership Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board to promote carpooling and shuttle services of companies affected by the current transport crisis in the country by clarifying its guidelines on them.

 

Colorum is the term used by the department when referring to vehicles carrying passengers without a Certificate of Public Convenience, Provisional Authority, or Special Permit from the LTFRB, or traveling on roads not covered by their documents.

 

In a statement sent to reporters, The Passenger Forum urged the LTFRB to allow carpools and private shuttle services, which fall under the colorum label, amid the commuter crisis. Other colorum vehicles include volunteer riders and habal-habal riders. 

 

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