(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Wednesday, Feb. 19, ordered local chief executives to come up with a task force that will create a tricycle route plan in their areas of jurisdiction.
Año issued the order as he reiterated that tricycles, pedicabs and motorized pedicabs were banned from plying national highways as part of the national government’s road clearing operations.
Año said the task force was separate from the tricycle regulatory board already existing in each area.
“Matagal na nating ipinagbabawal ang mga tricycle at pedicab sa national highway ngunit ang daming pasaway. Hindi lang ito nakakasagabal sa daan kundi nagiging sanhi ng sakuna sa kalye,” Año said.
According to Año, the plans should include the construction of local roads or overpasses.
It must also include a schematic map of the location of tricycle terminals, the national highways of the local government unit and the portions which will be used by tricycles in the absence of alternative routes.
“It is the responsibility of local chief executives to exact accountability and impose the corresponding sanctions against non-supportive or non-compliant local officials and employees,” Año said.
He said those LGUs that would not comply would be issued a show-cause order.
If not properly addressed, local officials could face administrative cases pursuant to Section 60 of the Local Government Code and other laws and policies, he said.
