10/03/2024
๐๐ง๐ข ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฒ-๐ฏ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฒ-๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will continue to hold dialogues and consultations with as many stakeholders in order to come up with appropriate and lawful guidelines amid the mounting concerns on e-bikes and e-trikes.
LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor D. Mendoza II said the conduct of more consultative meetings is in line with the instruction of Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime J. Bautista to get the viewpoints of various groups and stakeholders before coming with a guideline on whether or not e-bikes and e-trikes must be registered and their riders must be holders of a driverโs license.
โWe share the concerns raised by motorists on the aspect of road safety involving the presence of e-bikes and e-trikes on national roads and even on major thoroughfares,โ said Assec Mendoza.
โIn as much as we want to set the rules for them, there are various factors that must be considered like an existing law that promotes their ownership and use, as well as the programs and projects by local government units using these e-vehicles for their constituents,โ he added.
Last week, Assec Mendoza led the conduct of a dialogue with transport groups and organizations that support e-vehicles in the country.
Among those tackled were the concerns of transport groups that they are losing income from short trips as e-trikes are being used for public transport and the blatant traffic rules violations being committed by e-bikes and e-trikes users.
โAng guideline na ilalabas ng LTO will have a national scope kaya tinitiyak din natin na maayos, legal, at katanggap-tanggap para sa lahat ang illalabas nating guideline dahil may mga livelihood programs ang ating mga local government units (LGUs) using these e-vehicles,โ said Assec Mendoza.
โTitiyakin natin na magiging akma ang ating guideline at hindi naman matatapakan ang local autonomy ng ating mga LGUs lalo na at may mga ordinansa at patakaran ng nilabas ang ilang LGUs tungkol dito,โ he added.
