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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

LTFRB sends a letter to Solid North Transit asking them to explain alleged discrimination towards Igorot passenger

Cordillera - The Land Transportation, Franchising & Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has sent a letter to the management of Solid North Transit Inc. about an alleged discrimination act of their driver and conductor towards a passenger wearing tribal attire that has gone viral on social media.

Dated April 20, 2017, the letter was addressed to Solid North Transit Inc main office in Quezon City.

In the letter, LTFRB is asking the management to come out and tell their side about the alleged refusal of their bus driver and conductor why they disallowed an Igorot man wearing traditional attire to board their bus.

Recently, a post has gone viral on social media about an Igorot man who was refused to board the bus because he was wearing "bahag" an Igorot traditional attire.

Many netizens have lambasted the bus driver for their action and wanted their license taken and the bus company's franchise to be canceled.

However, some netizens who have witnessed the incident have commented that the Igorot man was boarding the wrong bus, so he was declined and was told to look for the right bus.

The management of the bus company has yet to give their statement regarding the matter which according to LTFRB such incident is a franchise violation of "Refusal to Convey/ Discrimination towards passenger".

According to LTFRB, if the alleged discrimination is proven true, the driver and the conductor will be penalized based on Joint Administrative Order No. 2014-001 in relation to Circular No. 2011-004,(2011 Terms and Conditions of CPC and Providing Penalties for Violation Thereof).

Read the complete letter from LTFRB Citizen Enforcer Facebook Page.

Image credits: LTFRB Citizen Enforcer

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Anonymous said...

Anong akala nyo sa aming mga igorot walang perang pamasahe?!!! Excuse me pag pinagkumpara nyo lahat ng mga nagnanakaw at mga manggagantyo knti ang record ng mga igorot compare sa karamihan sa mga nakapalibot sa pinas. It's just so disgusting that same filipino people are so discriminating ang judgemental with thier fellow kababayan. Nakakahiya

Anonymous said...

ginagawa niong tanga yung tao,ganun?pinapalabas na hindi marunong magbasa yung tao! yung mga nakasakay sa bus na yan pati ung lintik na driver at kundoctor,kayu ba pag nagpupunta kayo ng baguio na karamihan ay igorot,binabastos ba namin kayo? mga jeep at taxi drivers na karamihan ay galing sa ninuno ng mga naka bahag,binabastos ba kayo,pinabababa ng sasakyan? hindi,dahil kah8 na ganun,may areeding pa rin sila at marunong gumalang. kayo ang walang modo at walang pinag aralan...karmahin sana kayo!!!! ngangasa u amin ay tago!!!

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