Expediting The Methods In Prescribing, Redefining Or Modifying The Lines And Modes Of Operation Of Public Utility Motor Vehicles In The Philippines
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Expediting The Methods In Prescribing, Redefining Or Modifying The Lines And Modes Of Operation Of Public Utility Motor Vehicles In The Philippines
Presidential Decree No. 101
January 19, 1973
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Summary of Presidential Decree No. 101Expediting the Methods in Prescribing, Redefining or Modifying the Lines and Modes of Operation of Public Utility Motor Vehicles in the Philippines
- Powers of the Board of Transportation (Section 1):
• To prescribe, redefine or modify the lines, routes, or zones of service of public utility motor vehicle operators. (Section 1.1)
• To grant special permits of limited term for supplementing service in any area due to modification of lines, routes or zones. (Section 1.2)
• To grant special permits of limited term to replace or convert clandestine operators into legitimate operators. (Section 1.3)
• To fix standards, regulations, practices, measurements, or service for public utility motor vehicle operators. (Section 1.4)
- Exercise of Powers (Section 2):
• The Board shall proceed promptly along the method of legislative inquiry. (Section 2)
• The Board may require cooperation and assistance from Bureau of Transportation, Philippine Constabulary, Highway Patrol Group, support agencies within the Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications, or any other government office. (Section 2)
• The Board may call conferences, require submission of position papers or other documents, information, or data by affected operators or persons. (Section 2)
- Limitations (Section 3):
• The Board shall adopt a just and reasonable system of priorities in redefining, modifying, or granting operating rights. (Section 3)
• The Board shall reduce as much as possible any adverse effect on any person affected by this Decree. (Section 3)
- Transitory Provision (Section 4):
• Six months after promulgation of this Decree, the Board of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation, Philippine Constabulary, city and municipal police forces and provincial and city fiscals shall wage a concerted and relentless drive towards total elimination and punishment of all clandestine and unlawful public utility motor vehicle operators. (Section 4)
- Repeal (Section 5):
• All Acts, parts of Act, executive orders, and regulations inconsistent with this Decree are repealed. (Section 5)
- Effectivity (Section 6):
• This Decree takes effect immediately. (Section 6)
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Expediting The Methods In Prescribing, Redefining Or Modifying The Lines And Modes Of Operation Of Public Utility Motor Vehicles In The Philippines
Presidential Decree No. 101
•January 19, 1973
MALACAÑANGM a n i l a
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 101 January 19, 1973
EXPEDITING THE METHODS IN PRESCRIBING, REDEFINING OR MODIFYING THE LINES AND MODES OF OPERATION OF PUBLIC UTILITY MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE PHILIPPINES
WHEREAS, in the Greater Manila Area, the bigger towns and cities in the Philippines, and the main roads connecting them, there exists serious traffic congestion and disorder that have been causing accidents and delays in travel, which are highly detrimental to public safety and convenience and to the functions of commerce, industry, and the Government.
WHEREAS, in many parts of the country, due partly to inadequacy of transportation facilities, there have abounded unauthorized operators of public utility motor vehicles ("colorum" and "kabit"), who have clandestinely operated in violation of the penal provisions of existing law, rendered unregulated, unsafe or sub-standard service, put up unfair competition to legitimate operators, and deprived the Government of considerable amounts of taxes and fees;
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State, as swiftly as possible, to improve the deplorable condition of vehicular traffic, obtain...
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Amends
n/a
Amended by
n/a
Tags
Executive Issuances
Presidential Decrees
public utility motor vehicles
traffic congestion
clandestine operators
colorum
kabit
Board of Transportation
lines
routes
zones of service
special permits
standards
regulations
practices
measurements
legislative inquiry
Bureau of Transportation
Philippine Constabulary
Highway Patrol Group
Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications
position papers
priorities
adverse effect
elimination
punishment
repeal
effectivity
MALACAÑANGM a n i l a
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 101 January 19, 1973
EXPEDITING THE METHODS IN PRESCRIBING, REDEFINING OR MODIFYING THE LINES AND MODES OF OPERATION OF PUBLIC UTILITY MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE PHILIPPINES
WHEREAS, in the Greater Manila Area, the bigger towns and cities in the Philippines, and the main roads connecting them, there exists serious traffic congestion and disorder that have been causing accidents and delays in travel, which are highly detrimental to public safety and convenience and to the functions of commerce, industry, and the Government.
WHEREAS, in many parts of the country, due partly to inadequacy of transportation facilities, there have abounded unauthorized operators of public utility motor vehicles ("colorum" and "kabit"), who have clandestinely operated in violation of the penal provisions of existing law, rendered unregulated, unsafe or sub-standard service, put up unfair competition to legitimate operators, and deprived the Government of considerable amounts of taxes and fees;
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State, as swiftly as possible, to improve the deplorable condition of vehicular traffic, obtain...
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