The philippine daily inquirer reported that MMDA sezied so many colorum vehicles that their impounding area was overflowing. They had to stop their operations temporarily.
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While I applaud the effort of the MMDA to penalize violators, impounding the vehicles immediately will cause a lot of hardship on commuters.
I think they should come up with an incentive system to drive colorum vehicles to register properly as PUVs and refrain from being so heavy handed at the first instance.
After all, colorum vehicles serve a public that is all too often short on public transportation. Regular folk will be the ones to suffer.
Colorum vehicles are popular because they give the public the kind of transportation services that they need. I'm afraid that removing them so abruptly will add to the strain on our commuting public and make it difficult for them to get to and from work-something that should really be a simple thing.
So I find it ironic that the MMDA is decongesting the road by taking away public transportation. I say, give them time to register, then do the shock and awe.
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