The regional office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO 11) is intensifying inspections at the city’s terminals to check on public utility vehicles’ road worthiness in anticipation of the influx of visitors in for the Kadayawan sa Davao celebration.
Rey Tzaddi Montenegro, deputy of LTO 11 Regional Law Enforcement section, said even before “Kadayawan” LTO 11 has already conducted inspections on jeepneys, vans, and buses at the city’s terminals namely the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal (DCOTT), van terminal at Gmall, the terminal at NCCC-Victoria Plaza, Venus Transport Van Terminal, and Buhangin Citygate Terminal.
“Karon gina-intensify namo ang terminal inspections kay kana nga panahon mudaghan ang mga tao mugawas ug Davao ug muabot ug Davao aron muapil sa Kadayawan. Before pa lang sa Kadayawan nagasugod nami ug inspection sa mga terminals ug road worthiness sa atoang mga public utility vehicles (PUV). Na timing pud na karon mag-abri na ang klase naisa namo ang among progama sa road safety measures Oplan Balik Eskwela at the same time mao na pud na ang among programa sa preparation sa Kadayawan,” Montenegro said in a press forum.
Montenegro said during inspections, LTO enforcers will check the vehicles, driver licenses of the drivers, and registration of the operators as well as road sign inspection to the taxis and jeepneys to check their roadworthiness.
“The standard protocols in terms of the road worthiness of a vehicle, while flagging down a vehicle gina- check namo first ang signaling light, suga sa sakyanan, importante pud ang mga ligid hilis na ba kaayo ug dapat pa ba padaganon sa dalan, mao na ang gina-check nato ug kung buak na ba ilang windshield, side mirror ug any other makita na nagsupak sa balaod na RA 4136 ginapara gyud nato,” he said.
He said those vehicles that were found to have violations and then continued plying on the road are being issued with a Temporary Operator’s Permit (TOP).
“So far the bus terminals during inspection compliant man sila. Ginahatagan namo sila ug warning na dapat i-comply and the next time na wala nila gi-comply isyuhan na sila ug TOP,” he said.
