The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said its one-month suspension on the accreditation of Uber Philippines still stands declaring that the group’s continued operation is illegal even if it filed a motion of reconsideration before the board.

On Monday, the LTFRB issued the order after Uber continued to accept and activate additional accreditation of Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS).

 “Upon the conduct of investigation by the board… it was found that respondent willfully and contumaciously violates the said directive contained in the order dated 26 July 2017, specifically, by continuing to accept additional accreditation of TNVS and/or activation of accounts,” the board said.

In a press briefing, LTFRB board members and spokesperson Atty. Aileen Lizada said she had informed the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Land Transportation Office (LTO), Highway Patrol Group (HPG) that Uber is online again and should be apprehended.

 Uber on Tuesday reactivated its online hailing app after filing a motion for reconsideration before the board.

“In response to overwhelming rider and driver demand, we have filed a motion for reconsideration with the LTFRB. This means that Uber’s operations will continue until the motion is resolved. Consequently, we will be resuming serving Metro Manila and Cebu,” Uber said in a statement after the filing of the petition.

Uber insisted in its motion for reconsideration that it did not violate the LTFRB’s order to stop activating cars insisting the suspension order violated its right to due process.

Despite the public outcry over Uber’s suspension of accreditation, Lizada said the welfare of the transport network vehicle service (TNVS) partner of Uber is the board’s prime consideration.

 She scored Uber’s lack of business etiquette saying that the TNVS are put in very precarious positions as most of them were given false hopes with some securing loans or mortgaging their properties just to enter the transport business.

 Lizada emphasized that even with the provisional authority (PA) or certificate of public convenience (CPC), it is still illegal for the TNVS of Uber to operate with the month-long suspension of its accreditation.

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courtesy of MANILA BULLETIN

by Chito Chavez

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