EXPECT tricycle fares in Dagupan City to go up soon.

Based on ordinance approved by the Sangguniang Panlunsod, the new fare structure will be P7 minimum and P2 for every kilometer in excess of four kilometers.

The revised tricycle fare proposed by Councilor Vladimir Mata, chair of the committee on Public Works and Utilities, was finally approved after 3 months of deliberation.

The proposed increase was sought in a petition by members of the Dagupan City Tricycle Operators and Drivers Associations who complained against the continuing escalation of oil price and spare parts.

Mata said a fare matrix will be posted on a conspicuous area inside the tricycle, specifically on the inside front passenger cab windshield to protect passengers from being overcharged.

Discounted fares for students and senior citizens are also included in the ordinance in compliance with Republic Act No. 7432.

Mata said the last fare hike for tricycles was three years ago, hence an increase at this is timely.

To check on violators, Mata advised the riding public to report any unscrupulous act of drivers, like overcharging, to the Public Order and Safety Office for action.

Passengers are reminded to report to the POSO any violation committed by the drivers.

Provision for the cancellation of franchises of three-time violators has been included in the ordinance as well.

Public Order and Safety Office chief Robert Erfe Mejia, revealed his office continues to receive numerous complaints regarding overcharging by tricycle drivers.

Mejia said his office will not tolerate the abuses and warned tricycle drivers that he can recommend the cancellation of their franchises should complaints filed against them persist.

On Councilor Alex de Venecia’s suggestion that POSO men be deployed at a longer time in the streets daily, Mejia said the policy requiring POSO enforcers to report in the evening could endanger the lives of his men.

Mejia pointed out that enforcers are not armed and have already been receiving numerous threats. – AQL

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(Tricycles in Dagupan. — PUNCHPhoto by Butch Uka)

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