Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos | PHOTO: Official facebook page of Benhur Abalos
Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos on Tuesday reminded local government units (LGUs) to strictly enforce the ban on tricycles and pedicabs on main thoroughfares following a road accident in Camarines Norte.
“It is unfortunate that many LGUs have not been strictly implementing such regulations which often result in traffic congestion and accidents,” he said in a statement.
On Feb. 4, a tricycle was hit by a passenger bus on the national highway in Camarines Norte but there were no additional details about deaths or injuries.
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The interior department banned tricycles, pedicabs and motorized pedicabs on national highways in a 2020 memorandum circular. —FRANCES MANGOSING