Adopt PUV insurance system for private cars, PBBM urged

Amid the spate of fatal vehicular accidents that occurred in the past days, a leader of a major transport group urged President Marcos to adopt the insurance system for public utility vehicles (PUVs) to that of private motor vehicles in order to ensure fair benefits claims in cases of death and permanent disability.

- By AARON RECUENCO

Based on the existing PUV insurance policy under the Passenger Personal Accident Insurance (PPAI), bus and other PUV passengers are entitled to a maximum of P400,000 for each of the fatalities in cases of road crashes and P100,000 each in cases of injuries.

And for the Alliance of Transport Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (Altodap), that is not the case for passengers of private motor vehicles since they are only entitled to a maximum of P200,000—to be divided among all the victims.