A TRAFFIC bulletin released by the University Physical Plant (UPP) on August 14, Thursday, said that tricycles will not be allowed on Katipunan Avenue starting Friday, August 15. According to UPP Administrator Leoncio Miralao, however, they will still be allowed along Katipunan.
In a telephone interview with The GUIDON at 9pm Thursday, Miralao said that the presidents of the Loyola Heights (LH) and Loyola Pansol (LP) Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA) went to the Quezon City Hall at noon Thursday and negotiated with Quezon City Vice Mayor Herbert Bautista.
LP TODA President Alex Baay said the City Hall issued them a moratorium for one month, which will allow for dialogue regarding the issue. As of now, it’s “business as usual” for the tricycles, he said.
The bulletin released today said that, starting Friday, tricycles will not be allowed on major thoroughfares. Katipunan Avenue is part of C5, one of Metro Manila’s major thoroughfares.
According to Baay, however, Katipunan Avenue is an exception to that rule.
Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) personnel informed tricycle drivers of the supposed ban this morning.
This week, the MMDA also implemented a new traffic scheme in Katipunan, which involved the relocation of U-turn slots near National Bookstore and Miriam College.
Commuters may now only take U-turns under the Katipunan flyover and near the University of the Philippines.
Hi Anna,
Is it okay if i post this article at the Sanggu website?
Thank you!
-Pepi Sison Sanggu Secgen
Uh… She didn’t say yes.
Hi Pepi, this is Monique, EIC of The GUIDON. Yes, you can post this article at the Sanggu website. Please attribute the article to The GUIDON and link it to our site.
Thank you.
ang labo ng article. and title. >_<
how about the people with no cars and have classes in bellarmine or some other distant building? i hope they can be considerate towards these people. not all students, especially employees, in ateneo have cars.
magpadyak na lang tayo, environment friendly pa.
bellarmine!!!! nuuuuuuuu! so far @.@
and poor trike drivers……they don’t earn much…….and now….their area’s restricted….. :c
to “BFF – Bayani Fernando Forever” anong padyak?? baka naman gusto mong mamatay ang mga pedicab drivers pag nagpabalikbalik sa katipunan… Lalo na ngayon ang lalayo na ng U-turns… di ka ba nagiisip? or sadyang in-love ka lang kay Bayani Fernando na wala nang ginawa kung hindi magpa-pogi sa mga tao eh di naman pumo-pogi at wala namang ginawang tama… magsama kayo!
It’s hard to feel pity for the trike drivers when they’re overcharging, though. :\
edi maglakad na lang tayo, kailangan natin mag-adjust
or gamitin yung e-jeep ni Fr. McNamara as shuttle. ibahin nga lang yung driver.