published January 10, 2009 in BusinessWorld
TACLOBAN CITY — The Provincial Board of Leyte is pushing for the regulation of motorcycles-for-hire to ensure the safety of the commuters in remote villages.
The motorcycle-for-hire, known as habal-habal, can carry up to five passengers on a single trip and is the main mode of transport in remote villages in the provinces.
Board Member Carlo Loreto said Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Thompson Lantion has sent a letter allowing local government units to issue franchises to habal-habal operators.
"We are pushing for the issuance of franchises because this is the only mode of transportation in many rural areas of Leyte," Mr. Loreto told BusinessWorld.
In some municipalities, the local governments have conducted mobile registration and licensing of habal-habal with the assistance of Land Transportation Office. — Sarwell Q. Meniano
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