The average daily income of legitimate tricycle drivers went up by at least 50 percent since the Land Transportation Office (LTO) launched an aggressive drive against colorum tricycles in Quezon City.
The anti-colorum drive is part of the “No Plate, No Travel” policy which was implemented by the LTO on July 1 in coordination with the Quezon City local government, according to LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II.
From an average of P800 daily income before, Mendoza said the income of tricycle drivers operating in areas with malls went up to P1,200 in the past three days.
The information was relayed by some members and leaders of Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA) in Quezon City.
“This is but proof of how the illegal operations of colorum vehicles affect the legitimate operators and drivers. We in the LTO are happy that we were able to address this problem in Quezon City based on the complaints of TODA leaders and members,” said Mendoza.
“This operation will continue and my instruction is to conduct operations even at night,” he added.
The LTO and the Quezon City government have agreed to fully implement the “No Plate, No Travel” for tricycles since the agency was able to address almost 3,000 backlog of license plates for tricycles in the City.
A total of 38 tricycles were apprehended in the first day of implementation in Quezon City on July 1. The following day, a total of 32 tricycles were apprehended.