A total of 638 Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) partners with “tempo” status are set to be issued with regularization status as the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), in compliance with the order of Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Giovanni Z. “Banoy” Lopez, continue to encourage ride-hailing platform partners to apply and not to wait for the scheduled deadline.
The application for regularization of those under tempo status started on October 8 and will run for 30 calendar days.
As of October 16, Acting LTFRB Chairman Atty. Greg G. Pua, Jr. said the applicants already reached 9,036, with a total of 638 of them already given a Notice of Hearing and Provisional Authority.
“We are on the right track of the regularization process based on the commitment of Secretary Banoy to the TNVS community. We encourage all
applicants to complete the requirements stated in their account,” said Acting Chairman Pua.
“So we appeal to the rest of TNVS partners with tempo status to apply in the soonest possible time. Iwasan na natin ang ‘mamaya na habit’ para maproseso agad ang inyong application and at the same time, for you to enjoy the benefits of being regular TNVS partners,” he added.
This is in line with the instruction of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. to ensure the protection and welfare of those in the public transportation sector, and in this particular program, those in the TNVS community.
Acting Chairman Pua also clarified that the 30-day period only applies for the application period, as he pointed out that those who applied within the 30-calendar day period starting October 8, will just have to wait for the Notice of Hearing and PA.
“Tempo” is known in the transport community, especially in TNVS, as a practice of the Transport Network Companies (TNCs) of onboarding TNVS units on their digital platforms without the units having obtained the requisite authority from the LTFRB.
Acting Chairman Pua said this program is intended to help thousands of TNVS drivers whose only fault was that they relied in good faith on their onboarding and assumed substantial financial commitments in the process.
“It is the policy of both the DOTr and the LTFRB that no driver or operator be left behind by a regulatory intervention occasioned by the fault of another, and denying them an opportunity to regularize would cause undue hardship and disrupt the continuity of adequate transport services,” Acting Chairman Pua said, citing the memorandum circular.
Acting Chairman Pua advised the tempo TNVS to take advantage of the program of the national government, saying this is all about ensuring their job security and welfare as partner in the public transportation system.
He also asked the Transport Network Companies (TNCs) not to deactivate their tempo TNVS partners in this period when the government is already taking measures to ensure their job security.
“The reason why we are taking this measure of regularizing these tempo TNVS partners is to ensure that they will not lose their job and source of income for their families as we note that majority of them, if not all, are breadwinners,” said Acting Chairman Pua.
“So, we ask the TNCs not to deactivate their tempo TNVS partners and provide assistance instead to their partners by making everything easy for them in order to comply with the regularization requirements on time.” he added.
The LTFRB also committed full assistance to the Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) partners applying for the regularization of their “tempo” status amid the challenges they face in complying with the rules and regulations—and this is reflected with the increase in the number of applicants in the past few days
