Only traditional public utility jeepneys consolidated with transport cooperatives, which can be identified by the sticker provided by the local government, are allowed to ply Iloilo City’s 25 routes, a city official said Thursday, Jan. 4.
“Stickering is a guarantee that only traditional jeepneys that joined transportation cooperatives are allowed to ply city streets. Those that did not consolidate will not be allowed, and we will treat them as colorum,” Iloilo City Traffic Management Unit chief Uldarico Garbanzos said in an interview.
The city government conducted a ceremonial stickering on Dec. 30, 2023, that also marked the full implementation of the Iloilo City enhanced Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP), he said.
As of date, close to 200 of the 1,262 consolidated traditional PUJs have stickers, while those with no stickers have documents as proof of being members of a cooperative.
The sticker contains the plate number of the PUJ coming from the LTFRB, as submitted by their respective transport cooperatives, and a control number.
Garbanzos said they set a schedule for the stickering to ensure that only those with stickers are running on the city roads.
He added the Land Transportation Office is conducting a random inspection to check the stickers while his office will create two teams to join the inspection.
The consolidated traditional PUJs will continue to serve the identified routes until the 1,782 modernized jeepneys granted franchise under the LPTRP are already available.
Around 500 modernized jeepneys are already serving their routes in the city.Perla Lena/PNA
