Accessibility of Persons with Disabilities on Public Land Transportation
The LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. 023-10, issued on May 12, 2010, emphasizes the rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in public land transportation in the Philippines. It mandates that public utility buses (PUBs) and public utility jeepneys (PUJs) designate specific seats for PWDs, equipped with the International Symbol of Accessibility, and ensure these seats are yielded to PWDs when necessary. Additionally, transportation terminals must improve accessibility features such as ramps and wider doors. Operators failing to comply with these regulations face penalties ranging from fines to cancellation of their operating franchises.
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- What is Accessibility of Persons with Disabilities on Public Land Transportation about?
- The LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. 023-10, issued on May 12, 2010, emphasizes the rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in public land transportation in the Philippines. It mandates that public utility buses (PUBs) and public utility jeepneys (PUJs) designate specific seats for PWDs, equipped with the International Symbol of Accessibility, and ensure these seats are yielded to PWDs when necessary. Additionally, transportation terminals must improve accessibility features such as ramps and wider doors. Operators failing to comply with these regulations face penalties ranging from fines to cancellation of their operating franchises.
- What type of law is LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. 023-10?
- Accessibility of Persons with Disabilities on Public Land Transportation (LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. 023-10) is a Philippine Other Rules and Procedures enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Accessibility of Persons with Disabilities on Public Land Transportation enacted?
- Accessibility of Persons with Disabilities on Public Land Transportation (LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. 023-10) was enacted on May 12, 2010.
- What is the citation for Accessibility of Persons with Disabilities on Public Land Transportation?
- Accessibility of Persons with Disabilities on Public Land Transportation, LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. 023-10, May 12, 2010 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. 023-10
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Other Rules and Procedures
- Subcategory
- Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 12, 2010
LTFRB MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 023-10
| SUBJECT | : | Reiteration the Provisions of BP344, RA7277 (as Amended by RA9442), and Amendment to MC No. 89-010 on the Accessibility of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) on Public Land Transportation |
Pursuant to the policy of the State to promote the mobility of persons with disabilities (PWDs), as well as to generate public awareness of the rights of PWDs and foster understanding of their special needs, all grantees of Certificates of Public Convenience (CPC) issued by the Board are hereby required to observe the following:
• For PUBs
° Display of the International Symbol of Accessibility in the designated seats inside all units.
° Regular buses shall have at least five (5) designated seats for PWDs near entrance doors.
° Airconditioned buses shall have at least four (4) designated seats for PWDs near entrance doors.
° For regular and airconditioned city buses, other passengers may use those designated seats if not occupied but shall yield them to incoming PWDs whenever the occasion arises.
° For provincial buses, other passengers may use those designated seats if no PWDs shall occupy these seats at the start of the trip. caIETS
° Owners or operators of PUBs operating in highly urbanized cities shall install in their units audio-visual aids such as buzzers, bells, flashing lights to inform the driver of any alighting passenger.
• For PUJs
° Display of the International Symbol of Accessibility in the designated seats inside all units. aSTECA
° Provision of seats for PWDs during the trip. Other passengers may use those designated seats but shall yield them to incoming PWDs whenever the occasion arises.
• For Terminals/Stations/Garages
° Widen doors/access to comfort rooms to be able to allow the entry of wheelchairs.
° To provide ramps for easy access by wheelchairs to waiting lounge/s or passenger area.
° To provide seats to PWDs with the corresponding markings on the chairs/benches. Other passengers may use those designated seats but shall yield them to incoming PWDs whenever the occasion arises.
No PUV shall deny to transport PWDs solely on account of their disability.
Any operator found violating any of the provisions of this Circular shall be penalized as follows (in accordance with RA No. 7277, as amended):
| First Offense | : | P50,000.00 |
| Second Offense | : | P100,000.00 |
| Third Offense | : | Cancellation of Franchise/CPC |
This Memorandum Circular supersedes any and all issuances inconsistent herewith and takes effect immediately following the publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
SO ORDERED. AHCTEa
Quezon City, Philippines, May 12, 2010.
(SGD.) ATTY. JIMMY G. PESIGANChairman
(SGD.) ENGR. GERARDO A. PINILIBoard Member
(SGD.) ATTY. MARIA ELLEN DIRIGE-CABATU, CPABoard Member
Cite This Law
Accessibility of Persons with Disabilities on Public Land Transportation, LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. 023-10, May 12, 2010 (Philippines)
Accessibility of Persons with Disabilities on Public Land Transportation, LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. 023-10 (Phil. 2010)
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