As we celebrate the 2nd founding year of the Alliance of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Associations in BLISTT, there are many reasons for us to be happy about, as we reminisce our achievements in the first two challenging years of its existence. For one, the Alliance has stood proudly propped up by its initial fifteen […]
FAIR AND SQUARE
Letter to President Duterte
His Excellency President Rodrigo R. Duterte Malacanan, Manila Attn: Hon. Arthur P. Tugade Secretary, DOTC Mandaluyong City Hon. Martin B. Delgra III Hon. Edgar C. Galvante Chairman, LTFRB Assistant Secretary, LTO East Ave., Quezon City East Avenue, Quezon City Dear Mr. President: For so long, we have been the recipients of poor and inefficient service […]
Can Corruption in the LTFRB and LTO-CAR Be Stopped in 3 to 6 Months?
LTFRB-CAR is one of the agencies under the administrative and operational control of the DOTC-CAR, the other one being the LTO-CAR. The LTFRB-CAR as every one now probably knows, is charged with the function of issuance of franchises and regulation of public utility vehicles, while LTO-CAR is charged with registration of overland motor vehicles in […]
Mandatory Appearance of Applicants in Hearings of LTFRB Franchises (Epilogue)
Appearing that Mr. Gregorio Retuta is unhappy over his designation again as Hearing Officer in the LTFRB-CAR since this time, it is an added duty without pay, as claimed by him in his Comment submitted to the Regional Director wherein he stated that: “Personally, I could have declined the designation easily because we are undermanned […]
Mandatory Appearance of Applicants in Hearings of LTFRB Franchises (Part 3)
The two (2) other issues in my first article on the subject in which I said I will subsequently discuss, are the following: 1) Whether or not the Hearing Officer Designate [Mr. Gregorio Retuta] should rely and allow the practicing lawyers in the LTFRB-CAR to dictate the procedures they want to be followed in the […]
Choices (Part 2)
As one undecided voter who has not come up with his presidential choice probably because no one among them has exhibited a clear edge over the others, I will have to wait for a little while (since the situation is still very much fluid) to decide finally who among them is the lesser evil worthy […]
Choices (Part 1)
By this time one week before we troop to our polling places to choose the candidates to whom we will entrust our sacred votes, we should already be preparing our choices, preferably in writing which we usually called “codigo,” which we should bring to the polling booths to facilitate voting. Guided by the problems and […]
On the Issue of Legalization of Irregularly-Issued Franchises for Public Utility Vehicles (Part 2)
In failing to pass Proposed Resolution Nr. PR 0042-10 sponsored by Atty. Richard Cariño in the City Council in 2010, aiming to recommend to the LTFRB the legalization of thousands of franchises issued by the LTFRB-CAR during the period of moratorium from 1996 onwards, the City Council deprived its constituents of the one speedy and […]
For A Change: On The Issue of Legalization of Irregularly-Issued Franchises for Public Utility Vehicles
In the 23 November 2009 Regular Session of the Baguio City Council, Councilor Richard A. Cariño delivered a privilege speech entitled “The Irregular and the Illegal Franchises: What Do We Do With Them?” He was referring of course to the thousands of illegal franchises or Certificates of Public Convenience (CPCs) of public utility vehicles, mostly […]
For A Change: II. The Unabashed Cutting of Pine Trees (Part 2)
As things stand now, Congressman Aliping and the three (3) contractors who conducted earthmoving activities in Mount Sto. Tomas have been indicted by the Ombudsman in the Sandiganbayan for violation of PD 705 or the Forestry Code, as amended. The Baguio solon and the 3 contractors: BLC Construction and Aggregates, RUA Construction and Development Corp. […]