MANILA, Philippines – The Regulatory and Land Transportation Franchise Board (LTFRB) suspended the Corimba Express Inc. franchise. a few days after one of his buses underwent a turn of destination that injured other people in Quezon City last week.
LTFRB President Winston Ginez said Thursday (April 10) that the Preventive Suspension Order (PSO) covers Corimba Express sets.
“We constantly remind our bus operators and their drivers to drive safely in the event of traffic accidents. The Council will never tolerate reckless driving behavior, so we promptly impose a suspension order and remind all teams of Corimba Express Inc. that will operate on our domestic routes, “Ginez said in Filipino.
He said LTFRB would hesitate to penalize bus companies that use reckless drivers.
“We ask bus drivers that if they can’t drive properly, they don’t faint. This way, our workers won’t be in danger. We will not hesitate to withdraw the entire fleet from any bus company, even if only one of its sets is concerned about a traffic accident,” Ginez said.
According to a report filed through the NCRPO-Quezon City Police District, a Corimba Express bus collided with the back of a passenger jeep along the northern Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City at 7. 45 a. m. on April 4.
The collision of the passenger’s collective taxi as it turns towards a turtle, injuring 6 multiple passengers.
The LTFRB, in the exercise of its regulatory powers under the Public Service Act, imposed a maximum preventive suspension of 30 days on the operation of the 16 Corimba Express buses on the Baclaran-SM Fairview route, through EDSA Quezon Avenue and vice versa.
The LTFRB ordered Corimba Express to flate its 16 buses in its garage from April 10 for the confiscation of its rental plates.
Within 30 days, the bus company will need to take all of its equipment to the Bureau of Ground Transportation (LTO) Motor Vehicle Inspection Service (MVIS) for road inspection and determination before operations can resume.
Corimba Express drivers will also participate in a road protection seminar organized through LTFRB or accredited schools.
The bus company had 72 hours to justify in writing from receipt of the order why its Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) was not suspended, cancelled and/or revoked for violating the terms and situations of its deductible.
The bus company representative is also scheduled to attend the April 22 hearing at the LTFRB office.
Commonwealth Avenue has been the scene of numerous accidents: last month, a Mayamy bus collided with 8 cars on the track, injuring 11 people – Rappler. com