CEBU, Philippines - Four of every five public utility jeepney checked at the Motor Vehicle Inspection System in Mandaue City failed in the inspection.
Arnel Tancinco, the newly-appointed MVIS officer-in-charge said that they inspect an average of 60 to 80 PUJ units per day and 80 percent of these vehicles fail in the inspection.
The most common violations are having defective lights and failing in the smoke emission test.
With this development, Ahmed Cuizon, Regional Director of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board-7 lauded Tancinco’s efforts.
“This will make dilapidated and defective jeepneys off the streets,” Cuizon said.
Cuizon added that although it is LTFRB that issues franchises to jeepneys, it is within the jurisdiction of MVIS to thoroughly check the road worthiness of public utility vehicles.
There were reports that some vehicles were given MVIS clearance even without going through an inspection.
Tancinco in an earlier interview with The Freeman assured that motor vehicles that have not undergone any inspection will not be given clearance.
It was observed that some PUJs have defective floor or roof and sometimes, the roof is too low causing inconvenience to passengers.
Tancinco said any citizen can report to his office if they see defective PUJs in the streets.
MVIS clearance is a requisite for a motor vehicle’s registration. Inspection costs between P50 and P150 per unit depending on the type of vehicle.
Tancinco said that he will implement LTO’s administrative order that requires inspection of all motor vehicles before it can be registered.
The order also seeks “to provide systematic, reliable, and effective testing of motor vehicles through computerization and automation for compliance to safety and emission requirements”. — (FREEMAN)