QuestionsQuestions (LTFRB MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 95-012)
It aims to improve deteriorating traffic conditions along EDSA and other major thoroughfares in Metro Manila by banning the establishment of new and/or additional bus terminals/stations along specified roads.
The circular states that measures are being formulated and implemented by government agencies and officials mandated to solve the traffic problem, and specifically later mentions enforcement by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the MMDA with assistance from the PNP when necessary.
The LTFRB strongly supports the policies and measures being formulated and implemented by the agencies tasked to address and solve the traffic problem, including effects on the land transportation industry.
It notes that there are already about fifteen (15) provincial bus terminals and stations along EDSA from Caloocan City to Baclaran, with several concentrated in Cubao and Pasay, and reiterates MMDA’s recommendation/position submitted during a Metro Manila Traffic Summit.
The prohibition covers the establishment of new and/or additional bus terminals, stations, or garages along the enumerated major thoroughfares.
It applies along EDSA, España, Quezon Avenue, E. Rodriguez, Ramon Magsaysay, Aurora Blvd., and Tramo (Pasay).
The circular states that the prohibition is effective immediately.
Enforcement is to be implemented by the Land Transportation Office and the Metro Manila Development Authority, with assistance from the Philippine National Police when necessary under the circumstances.
The text states that no new and/or additional bus terminal, station or garage will be allowed along the specified thoroughfares effective immediately; no exceptions are provided in the circular as reproduced.
It mentions that the traffic problem has adversely affected many sectors, including the land transportation industry, through less or reduced trips.
It references the Metro Manila Development Authority’s recommendation and reiterates a position submitted by the office on December 12, 1994 during the Metro Manila Traffic Summit.
It says there are about fifteen (15) provincial bus terminals and stations along EDSA from Caloocan City to Baclaran.
It states that several terminals/stations are concentrated in the Cubao and Pasay area.
It notes that the fifteen (15) terminals/stations count does not include those without structures, implying there may be additional unstructured terminals/stations contributing to congestion.
Textually, it indicates the implementing/enforcing bodies and the possibility of police assistance for compliance and operational enforcement, supporting regulatory action against prohibited terminals/stations.
It was adopted on September 21, 1995 and signed by Dante M. Lantin (Chairman) and Nabor C. Gaviola (Board Member), implying it was issued by the LTFRB through its governing officials.
It is a forward-looking prohibition: it restricts or disallows future establishment of new/additional bus terminals, stations, or garages on specified roads effective immediately.