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Colurum vans soon to have
LTFRB franchise
COLORUM VANS PROBLEM. The problem on getting franchises of vans for hire was given
solution during a meeting called by Rep. Edgar Chatto with LTFRB Regional Director Romulo Bernardes
during a meeting last Friday at JJs Seafood Village. In attendance are Provincial Tourism Council Chair
Peter Dejaresco and Prov'l BM Ae Damalerio, chair, committee on public utilities. Foto DANNY REYES

Colurum vans for hire will soon have tourist franchise to legalize their operation which is vital to tourism, a major accelerator of Bohol economy.

Early qualified applicants may have their franchises issued in time of the national Regional Managers Conference (RMAC) of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Panglao on May 8.

LTFRB Regional Director Romulo Bernardes assured the franchising of tourist transport (TT) vans in a consultative meeting with Rep. Edgar Chatto, Provincial Tourism Council (PTC) chairman Peter Dejaresco, Land Transportation Office (LTO) - Tagbilaran Registrar Joel Maluloy-on, Provincial Board Member Alfonso Damalerio II and heads of concerned transport groups at the JJ's Seafood Village here Thursday.

The franchise conference was also attended by lawyer Douglas Sanson, LTFRB hearing officer for Bohol, and LTFRB Transport Development Officer Rey Elnar.

Chatto, chairman of the tourism committee in Congress and who facilitated the meeting, praised LTFRB's positive response as it will upgrade the transport sector in the local tourism industry.
          

He said it will also legitimize the livelihood of the said sector after LTFRB declared a moratorium in the issuance of V-hire franchise.

Almost 70% of vans for-hire, including those classified as shuttle units, are not LTRFB-franchised, according to Damalerio, chairman of the public utilities committee of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

City Councilor Nerio Zamora II, chairman of the public utilities committee of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, was in the meeting, too.

Franchising was then opened but many operators just did not mind until the reglamentary period elapsed and the moratorium on franchise issuance was imposed.

Now, Bernardes said, one franchise is entitled to an initial of only three units.
Thus, owners with only one van each have to agree among themselves on who should stand to be the registered franchisee.

Franchise can be granted in the name of a transport organization as registered cooperative.

Bohol's V-hire and tourist transport groups include the Airport Drivers Operators Tourist Transport (ADOTAS), Association of Bohol United Transport Services, Inc. (ABUTSI), Bohol Transport Services Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BISMPC), Jagna V-Hire Owners Drivers Association (JAVODA), Bohol Interior Bound V-Hire Operators Drivers Association (BIBVITODA) and Bohol Transport Operators Association Inc. (BOTROPASSI).

The LTFRB will conduct a route measurement capacity (RMC) survey prior to the issuance of any TT (tourist transport) franchise.

A vehicle is at least five-year-old model while the franchise, once issued, is effective in five years.

A much older model can be granted TT franchise if it is still "fit for tourist ride" as endorsed by the Department of Tourism (DOT), according to the LTFRB regional director.

While in the meeting, Chatto phoned DOT Regiona Director Dawnie Roa who replied with "much concern to endorse," granting that the vehicle is "roadworthy and presentable."

Vans with existing regular (not tourist transport or TT) franchise and the colurum units that cannot pass the LTFRB-DOT rules will be converted into "garage-terminal (GT) express units."

They will operate on fixed routes unlike those with tourist transport franchise which can travel anywhere in Bohol.

The vans for-hire, even if they have existing regular franchise, will be eventually phased out so that they should be franchised as TT units or converted into GT express until this June 30.



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