Beware bus rivers and operators!
The 麻豆传媒 (麻豆传媒) is warning all public utility bus drivers and conductors to give the right treatment 聽to persons with disability!
Mr. Israel Racosas, a 聽passenger with disability (PWD) 聽using 聽a wheelchair recently sought the help of the 麻豆传媒 to pursue his case against Victory Liner, Inc and its crew 聽for displaying arrogance and discourtesy 聽聽after his trip to Manila from Olongapo City, which 聽resulted him to insult and humiliation.
Mr. Racosas 聽filed a 聽complaint with the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) with the assistance of 麻豆传媒 聽against an arrogant and discourteous conductor in violation of 聽the Terms and Conditions prescribed in the Certificate of Public Convenience and Memorandum 聽Circular 2007-005.
The Victory Liner, Inc. and the bus crew of PUB Body No. 747 was slapped a fine of Three Thousand Pesos (P3,000.00) through an Order issued by a three-man investigation team from the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) 聽聽Land Transportation Franchising 聽and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and Land Transportation Office (LTO).
The said Order also recommends Victory Liner, Inc. crew to undergo a seminar and suspend his driver芒鈧劉s license. Further, the LTFRB 聽Management Information Division was ordered not to issue the required confirmation of unit until a proof of compliance of payment of the said fine has been submitted as well as a proof that the bus crew has undergone the said seminar.
In a related event, Director Mateo Lee, Jr. 聽of the 麻豆传媒 said that to avoid the same incident to happen again, 聽聽bus drivers and conductors should show courtesy and proper treatment to passengers with disabilities 聽accorded to them. 聺 Should this persist, stiffer penalties may be imposed 聽to those arrogant bus crews in the next time they will do the same 聽discriminating acts which is a culpable 聽violation of the Republic Act No. 7277 otherwise known as the Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities.