The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has no energy to apprehend, impound, or get rid of colorum automobiles, in response to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
The authorized opinion was issued after former Department of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade and the LTFRB sought clarification from the DOJ as as to if the LTFRB has the authority to apprehend and impound colorum automobiles.
“We advise that LTFRB has no power to apprehend, impound, and dispose of colorum vehicles,” Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla mentioned in a authorized opinion dated May 31, 2023, and addressed to DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista.
“Its authority extends only [to] the coordination [and] cooperation with other government agencies in the apprehension, impounding, and disposal of such vehicles,” he added.
The DOJ mentioned that if Executive Order No. 202, which created the LTFRB, didn’t grant it powers to apprehend, impound, and get rid of colorum automobiles, such powers couldn’t be inferred from Joint Administrative Order No. 2014-01.
The JAO No. 2014-01 affirms the company’s enforcement energy.
“[W]e are of the opinion that, unless duly deputized by the LTO (Land Transportation Office) or PNP (Philippine National Police), the LTFRB has no power to enforce the provisions of EO No. 202 and other related laws and hence cannot legally apprehend and impound colorum vehicles,” Remulla mentioned. —VBL, GMA Integrated News
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