The enforcement team of the regional office of the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB 11) is assisting Davao City in enforcing Covid-19 regulations at the Task Force Davao checkpoint in Toril, Davao City in preparation for the city’s plan of partially closing down the borders of Davao Region from non-essential travelers.
In its Facebook Page, LTFRB 11 stated that this was requested by the City Mayor’s Office (CMO), the enforcement team of LTFRB 11 operated at the Task Force base in Toril, allowing only necessary travelers such as emergency, medical, and other “humanitarian consideration” to enter the city due to the preparation of a semi-closed border.
“Ginapadala namo ang enforcers sa border in coordination with the Highway Patrol Group,” said Nonito Llanos III, regional director of LTFRB 11, in a text message.
Llanos requested operators and drivers to always follow the government’s health and safety protocols in order to help deter the spread of Covid-19 in the region.
The strict implementation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) guidelines was taken into consideration while traveling public utility vehicles (PUVs) entered and exited the border.
This came after the recent discovery of new Covid-19 variants in neighboring provinces in Mindanao, as well as a rise in Covid-19 cases in some areas of the region.
LTFRB 11 reported three public utility buses (PUBs) apprehended for breaching health and safety guidelines owing to the lack of social distancing between travelers, as part of a national anti-colorum campaign. The second had a defective UV Dash-cam with no Barrier attached, and one (1) UVE was intercepted due to its expired registration.
