Four Memorandum Circulars (MCs) that explain the guidelines, policies and regulations of transport network companies (TNCs) and transport network vehicle services (TNVS) were issued by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Friday.
According to LTFRB Chairman Winston Ginez, the board came up with the MCs to regulate the operations of TNCs and TNVS that provide Internet or “online-enabled transportation service,” or OETS.
These MCs include:
- MC 2015-015—“Rules and Regulations to Govern the Accreditation of Transportation Network Companies”
- MC 2015-016—“Terms and Conditions of Certificate of Transportation Network Company Accreditation”
- MC 2015-017—“Implementing Guidelines on the Acceptance of Applications for a Certificate of Public Convenience to Operate a Transportation Network Vehicle Service”
- MC 2015-018—“Terms and Conditions of a Certificate of Public Convenience to Operate a Transportation Network Vehicle Service.”
The MCs state the process and legal documentary requirements for accreditation of a TNC and what TNVS operators needed in order to secure their franchises before they can start operating OETS.
Ginez said that they will take effect immediately following their publication in at least one newspaper of general circulation and filed with the UP Law Center pursuant to Presidential MC 11.
To recall, the issuance of the circulars was the result of prior discussion and meeting of the board with representatives of various TNCs and TNVS operators earlier this year.
The LTFRB chief, meanwhile, stressed that the board carefully reviewed the current local transport situation and gathered the opinions of TNCs and TNVS to come up with policies and regulations in effectively governing their operations.
At the same time, he said the board also had to ensure the safety and convenience of the riding public.
“The board supports DOTC’s [Department of Transportation and Communications] initiative in introducing new mode of transport that could provide safe, efficient and reliable transport services,” Ginez said.
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