NEWS: Exemption of tricycles from road user's tax sought

**Stoner** · August 26th, 2010 12:05 PM

This is one of those cases wherein there is a serious detachment between politicians and reality.

I would like to dare Junggoy, and also Mayor Magoo of Manila, to drive around the metro by themselves for a month or so. Let's see if they don't pull their hairs out of frustration by then...

**nickriingen** · August 26th, 2010 12:24 PM

Better phase out those pesky pedicabs, kuligligs and reduce the number of jeepneys here in Manila. They are the primary cause of traffic congestion here. They really reflect our Third World status. Tricycles are plying and traveling even in main roads and highways especially if you happen to travel up north. Road User's Tax is the most misused revenue by the past administration. We are paying this religiously in our annual vehicle registration and what we get in return are these poorly designed, built and maintained national roads. Highway robbery at its best.

**digitalron** · August 26th, 2010 06:34 PM

Dang those tricycles that ply the national highways! They make traffic slow and very dangerous as faster vehicles have to constantly overtake these little pests. Will those be exempted also?

And seriously, has the senator really driven around Metro Manila? A lot of tricycles still ply outside secondary roads, especially at night.

**shakatak70** · August 26th, 2010 08:34 PM

Secondary road lang ang ginagamit nila ayun kay Unggoy Estrada...pweee!!! ginawa naniyang tanga ang mga motorista... kaya pala daming tricycke sa Balintawak at sa EDSA pa tumatakbo.... Kaya pala madaming tricycle sa mga national road ma pa norte or patungo sa South... Sa Sucat, sa Alabang-Zapote road ang dami nilang tumatakbo dun...

Secondary road pala lahat mga iyun..

**safeorigin** · August 26th, 2010 09:02 PM

I once had a ride in one of the kuligligs...

he drove across Ayala bridge in the side walk... dash through entrance of malacanang

counterflowed across legarda...

had a go in a red light...

and convoyed with an ambulance...

all in 15 minutes...

**shakatak70** · August 26th, 2010 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by safeorigin

I once had a ride in one of the kuligligs...

he drove across Ayala bridge in the side walk... dash through entrance of malacanang

counterflowed across legarda...

had a go in a red light...

and convoyed with an ambulance...

all in 15 minutes...

and all those roads are just secondary road .... as per Jinggoy (he needs to go back to school to find out the difference between primary and secondary road)

**kent1023** · August 26th, 2010 09:46 PM

what a stupid proposal!

kung ako tatanungin dapat doblehin pa ang road user's tax ng mga tricycles, halos lahat ng primary at secondary road na occupy na nila.
kung saan saan pa nag tatayo ng illegal terminal

**safeorigin** · August 26th, 2010 10:57 PM

although I'm for free market capitalism... there seems to be a need to regulate their numbers as they can't seem to grasp the idea of supply and demand...

If you've been to tuguegarao, there are more tricycles than people...

**uls** · August 26th, 2010 11:22 PM

dito sa area namin sa QC haba ng pila ng tricycle sa terminal nila

sa sobra dami ng tricycle, gumawa ng terminal sa ibang lugar ang mga tricycle driver

i guess the thinking of the tricycle operators is -- if 1 tricycle can make X amount a day, then 10 tricycles can make X amount times 10

so tricycle operators keep on adding tricycles to their fleet

other people with some capital also become new tricycle operators

low capital business kasi