Trash bins in Iloilo public vehicles pushed

The Land Transportation Office in Western Visayas will order the use of garbage bins in all public vehicles in Iloilo province starting third week of February. CHANGE.ORG
The Land Transportation Office in Western Visayas will order the use of garbage bins in all public vehicles in Iloilo province starting third week of February. CHANGE.ORG

ILOILO City – The Land Transportation Office in Western Visayas (LTO 6) will order the use of trash bins in all public vehicles in Iloilo province starting third week of February.

Iloilo governor Arthur Defensor Jr. noticed that most garbage scattered in the provincial roads were from passengers of public vehicles that do not have available trash bins.

Defensor has met with lawyer Gaudioso Geduspan II, officer-in-charge of LTO 6, on Tuesday to raise the concern.   

In an interview, Geduspan said the LTO will strictly implement the order next month.

The move is in line with “Limpyo Iloilo” 2020, an Iloilo provincial government program pushing for a province-wide clean-up every third Saturday of the month.

The effort is seen to diminish trash along plazas, waterways, and any public place.

“If there are no trash bins in the vehicles, the tendency of the commuters is to throw away the garbage outside,” he said.

Geduspan said he will be coordinating with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Region 6 to have trash bins in utility vehicles as part of the franchise compliance of the operators.

He admitted that placing trash bins in utility vehicles is “mandatory but the compliance was not given focus.”

The LTO 6 officer-in-charge vowed to strengthen its information dissemination before the use of trash cans will be strictly implemented next month.

He said teams will be deployed on the third week of February to monitor the compliance of vehicles.

Penalties will be imposed by the LTFRB against erring public utility vehicle operators, Geduspan said.

Once the effort takes full swing in Iloilo province, Geduspan said the strict implementation will also be replicated in other provinces and cities in Western Visayas. (PNA)

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