Already expected this since Uber is illegal. It is a unregistered and operating outside local laws otherwise colorum siya. Only LTFRB can regulate and grant franchises to for hire vehicles. Only vehicles with yellow plate and registered with them are allowed to operate as PUVs.

LTFRB now impounding Uber vehicles; Uber ‘stands by’ their drivers
Jose Bimbo F. Santos, InterAksyon.com · Thursday, October 23, 2014 · 6:04 pm


MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is now going after vehicles operating under the Uber smartphone application as the regulatory body deems their operation as illegal.

In an exclusive interview by TV5 reporter James Beltran, LTFRB executive director Roberto Cabrera III said that Uber vehicles are classified as “colorum,” or vehicles operating as a public utility vehicle without the necessary government permits.

Uber is a smartphone application developed in Silicon Valley that allows users to flag vehicles through the app.

“Ang problema natin diyan, vehicles are not registered with the LTFRB or any agency under the DOTC (Department of Transportation and Communications),” Cabrera told TV5. “The truth is napakarami na naming complaints na natanggap.”

The LTFRB and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) are now also impounding Uber-associated vehicles for a minimum of three months and penalizing owners P200,000. Yesterday, a black Toyota Fortuner with plate number WII-380 was impounded after two LTFRB agents boarded the vehicle using the Uber app.

LTFRB said public safety is their primary concern, as it is their “mission to… improve transportation options and consumer safety.” LTFRB said they have also received complaints from taxi operators about competition arising from Uber vehicles.

According to LTFRB, there are about 200 vehicles now in the Philippines operating under the Uber platform.

Mike Brown, Uber regional general manager, said in a statement that they are “disappointed” with the turn of events.

“We are disappointed that the government has taken action against a technology service that is better for riders, drivers, and the community,” Brown said. “It is our mission to work with like-minded individuals to encourage new policies that welcome innovation and improve transportation options while putting consumer safety and driver opportunity first for all Filipinos.”

“Uber stands by our drivers 100 percent,” Brown added.

This is not the first time the LTFRB has stated their intention to go after Uber, which officially launched in the Philippines last February.
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