Crackdown on colorum PUJs begins Feb. 1

Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Vigor Mendoza II met yesterday with the agency’s regional directors ahead of the crackdown against colorum public utility jeepneys (PUJs) starting on Feb. 1.

- BELLA CARIASO

The LTO is also coordinating with the Philippine National Police and local government units to augment the government’s law enforcers as the Department of Transportation and the Land Transportation, Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) gave unconsolidated PUJs until Jan. 31 to operate, according to Mendoza.

“I expect you to come up with strategic measures and strengthen coordination with other law enforcement agencies and stakeholders to ensure the success of this campaign,” he told LTO officials.

Mendoza earlier gave assurance that the LTO is expanding impounding areas with the renewed campaign against colorum PUJs.

He maintained that the directive is in line with the LTO’s existing “no registration, no travel” policy.

The LTO chief noted that at present, there are at least 24.7 million unregistered vehicles.

“Over the years, the number of unregistered has increased. This would be the end of their good days; we will conduct relentless operations against them to send a message that the LTO is serious in this campaign,” he said, adding that the campaign includes private vehicles.