Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Jell Transport defies suspension; LTFRB, PNP, MMDA inutile?

LTFRB, PNP, MMDA - You're all Red Flagged for not completely securing the safety of commuters and motorists. Why?

Jell Transport continues to ply EDSA even after the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) suspended it's license to operate due to a mishap that took place last August 10. The bus ran over a mother and her 3-year-old daughter. That accident took the LTFRB to suspend Jell Tranport's license to operate while the LTFRB along with the Quezon City police investigate the case further.

It is frustrating that our law enforcers cannot even stop law breakers and violators. The video below shows these buses plying on a Sunday (August 16). What becomes of our laws? Is Jell Transport getting protection from someone in the government or someone in the law enforcement agencies that are supposed to enforce such laws? What happens to the security of commuters and those who ply EDSA? What if Jell Transport causes another accident? Why is Jell Transport allowed to defy the ban imposed by LTFRB? Why isn't the MMDA accosting these lawbreakers? Why isn't the PNP helping impose the ban? Will Jell Transport be given a harsher treatment because of this? Can we see the cancellation of Jell Transport's franchise?

The latest news says that the LTFRB raided Jell Transport's terminals. The agency, according to the article, took the license plates of the buses so it could not properly move on EDSA. But I wonder why the video I took below shows two buses having their plate numbers still on last August 16.

Video below shows Jell Transport plying EDSA-Mandaluyong, driving towards Makati; Second video shows Jell Transport plying EDSA-Mandaluyong, this time heading towards Quezon City. All happened minutes apart.