I commute daily going to work (my wife drives me to work when I’m running late). I noticed (well, it’s an OBVIOUS thing) that some of jeepneys plying Cavite’s roads are colorum<\/a>. These are illegally operating public utility vehicles, either out of line or a vehicle registered in the Land Transportation Office<\/a> for PRIVATE use (some even has a “NOT FOR HIRE” sticker on the sides of the jeepney.<\/p>\n

What are the benefits of riding in a duly registered public utility jeep<\/a> (PUJ)? First, your trip will be an uninterrupted one if in case there are operations apprehending colorum jeeps.
\nJust the other day, I was with my co-faculty when the driver returned our fare and asked us to transfer to another jeepney and because there was a checkpoint for colorum vehicles manned by police and LTO officers.
\n<\/em>And second, in case of a mishap<\/del> you will be covered by the insurance for passengers. The LTFRB<\/a> requires all operators to have their PUJs to have this. Examples are Philippine Accident Managers Inc. or PAMI<\/a> and UniTrans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There was an operation against colorum jeepneys in Cavite <\/a>I saw, but it was way back in May 2006. I hope the local authorities (and National Government) do something about this. I feel pity for the operators who pays all the requirement to operate their PUJ legally while the illegal ones ply the streets freely. Another thing I noticed is that on “good” days, only 4 out of 10 PUJs I see are colorum, but on “bad” days, it’s around 6 out of 10. Most of the jeepneys in Tagaytay\/Mendez-Indang terminal in front of the Indang Police Station and the Trece\/Dasma-Indang terminal in front of the Indang Municipal are mostly colorum (according my observation and from a driver I talked to).<\/p>\n

This is an example of a “legit” PUJ:
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

Let us help support the operators and drivers of legal PUJs by not riding the illegal ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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