Colorum Vans Declared Legal

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By the Bohol Chronicle

Police Gen. Thompson Lantion, chairman of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), has ordered the issuance of franchise to colurum vans for-hire (V-hires) and like units that service tourists in Bohol.

His order sounded a stern warning, too, against any LTFRB personnel found extorting their clients or in cahoots with fixers on same intent of making money.

Parallel to the legalization of the colurum units, transport vans that cannot pass the tourist transport service standard will be converted into GT express units. GT means garage to terminal.

Easily over 70% of the V-hires, shuttle vans and other tourist transport units in Bohol are colurum or operating without franchise.

The LTFRB chairman personally met with the leaders of concerned transport groups here on Wednesday in a forum facilitated by Rep. Edgar Chatto in coordination with the provincial government thru Board Member Alfonso Damalerio II.