Prohibition of Unreasonable Preferences or Discrimination
- Common carriers must not give unnecessary or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular person, company, firm, corporation, locality, or type of traffic.
- Similarly, carriers must not subject any particular person, entity, locality, or traffic to undue or unreasonable prejudice or discrimination.
- Such preferences and discriminations are unlawful.
Obligation to Accept and Transport Passengers and Property Without Discrimination
- Common carriers cannot refuse or fail to receive passengers or property offered for carriage without lawful reason.
- Transport must be provided as promptly as possible and without discrimination.
- Carriage must be conducted in the order in which passengers or property are offered.
- Carriers are prohibited from entering exclusive or preferential contracts that monopolize transportation services to the exclusion of others.
- Any agreement granting exclusive privileges or monopolies is unlawful.
Penalties for Violation
- Willful violation of the Act by common carriers is punishable by a fine up to five thousand US dollars, imprisonment up to two years, or both.
- Penalties are imposed at the court's discretion.
Right to Sue for Damages and Penalties
- Persons or corporations damaged by prohibited acts of carriers may sue to recover actual damages.
- Suits may also recover costs of litigation and an additional penalty of one hundred US dollars.
- Legal actions may be brought in any court in the Philippines with proper jurisdiction.
Liability of Managers, Agents, and Servants
- Managers, agents, or employees of common carriers who direct or assist in prohibited acts are subject to the same penalties as the carrier.
Effectivity
- This Act takes effect immediately upon its passage on March 9, 1901.