Question & AnswerQ&A (LTFRB MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 97-011)
FILCAB services are classified into four categories: 1. Fixed route-regular, 2. Fixed route-limited, 3. Express service, and 4. Zonal service.
Fixed route-regular services are like PUJ routes, confined to a specific route, fares are regulated, and must have terminals on both ends.
It is a point-to-point service with limited stops only for loading and unloading, shall not pass through major arterial roads, fares are regulated, and terminals must be on both ends.
Express service is point-to-point with no loading/unloading in between, may pass through major arterial roads but no pick-up or drop-off in between, fares are regulated, and terminals must be on both ends.
The route is not fixed but operates within a specified area or zone, shall not operate outside the area, fares are regulated, and must have terminals within the specified zone.
No, there is a moratorium on new applications for franchises. Only petitions for amendment of existing Certificates of Public Convenience (CPC) are accepted without filing fees.
Petitions must include: 1) Copy of Decision (CPC), 2) Latest CR/OR of the unit/s involved, 3) Proposed classification/route preferred, 4) Sketch and location of terminals on both ends, and 5) Proposed fare.
They must paint the classification on both sides of the unit, showing points of origin and destination or route description in bold letters 5 inches in height, 1 inch in width, and 1/2 inch space between letters, with the letter color contrasting the background color of the panel.
First offense: P500 fine and one week suspension of driver’s license; second offense: P1,000 fine and one month suspension; third offense: revocation of driver's license.
First offense: P3,000 fine and one week suspension of the unit's CPC; second offense: P6,000 fine and one month suspension; third offense: revocation of the unit's CPC.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after filing three copies with the U.P. Law Center, pursuant to Presidential Memorandum Circular No. 11, dated October 9, 1992.