May 25, 2021 AFTER tricycle drivers in Mandaue City were allowed to board two passengers at a time, the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (Piston) Cebu says they have almost doubled their earnings.
On May 19, the Mandaue City Council passed the ordinance authored by Mandaue City Councilor Jimmy Lumapas, chairman of the committee on transportation, allowing tricycles to board at most two passengers provided that there will be plastic barriers between the driver and passengers.
The resolution of the city’s Local Franchising Board also states that the fare be decreased from P25 to P20 per passenger.
Piston Cebu chairman Greg Perez told SunStar Cebu that increasing the passenger capacity of the tricycle can help their members generate more income.
May 11, 2021 THE 19th Davao City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday, May 11, legalizing the operation of motorcycle taxis (habal-habal) in the city.
Under the ordinance, habal-habal refers to a single motorcycle that is being used to ferry passengers from one place to another for a fee.
The ordinance states no person shall operate and drive habal-habal within the city unless the following will be complied: current Land Transportation Office registration and official receipt of the habal-habal unit; current driver s license of the driver; and payment of annual license fee to the City Treasurer s Office of P500, exclusive of other regulatory fees and charges, provided that an operator/driver who registers in the first six months following the implementation of the ordinance will not be collected with a license fee for the year.