SAICT to summon driver of LGU vehicle for Edsa busway violation

The newly inaugurated Buendia Station along the EDSA Busway (File photo from DOTr)

MANILA, Philippines — A show cause order will be issued against the owner or operator of a barangay Patient Transport Vehicle (PTV) that illegally used the Edsa busway and almost hit Special Action and Intelligence Committee for Transportation (SAICT) operatives while evading.

On Tuesday afternoon, a PTV belonging to Barangay Calzada Tipas in Taguig City was caught operating without front or rear license plates in the Edsa busway.

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“SAICT enforcers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver disregarded their instructions and sped away,” the committee said in a Facebook post.

Enforcers pursued the vehicle by boarding a bus but were unable to catch up.

SAICT said the Land Transportation Office will issue a show cause order against the registered owner of the vehicle and investigation is now ongoing.

According to the Department of Health, a PTV is defined as any vehicle other than a licensed ambulance, designed to transport patients whose conditions are non-life-threatening.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority previously said that only buses and responding emergency vehicles can use the Edsa busway.

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Vehicles of the following top-ranking officials are also permitted to use the Edsa busway:

• President of the Philippines
• Vice President of the Philippines
• Senate President
• Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court