Panayam kay Charlie Del Rosario, chief ng DOTr Command and Control Operation Center
Panayam kay Charlie Del Rosario, chief ng DOTr Command and Control Operation Center
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00:00 The two airport police who were caught in EDSA busway and their ongoing anti-colorum operations,
00:07 we will discuss with the Department of Transportation,
00:12 Command and Control Operations Center Chief, Sir Charlie Del Rosario.
00:16 Sir Charlie, good afternoon.
00:18 Good afternoon, Nina. Good afternoon, Usec Margs and to all the viewers and listeners.
00:26 Good day to all of us.
00:29 Sir Charlie, before we discuss the details,
00:32 can you describe to our countrymen the incident of the two airport police
00:40 who were forced to use the EDSA busway?
00:44 How did the arrest in the commotion happen?
00:48 Yes, Ma'am Nina, this is what happened.
00:52 On January 20, around 2.46 p.m., the vehicle of the MIAA and the passengers passed through the EDSA bus carousel.
01:10 Because it was identified that they should not pass through the EDSA bus carousel,
01:17 our colleagues at the MIAA decided to give a reminder that they should not pass through the EDSA bus carousel
01:28 because this vehicle was not allowed to pass through, even though it's a government vehicle.
01:35 The MIAA and DOTR SAIC, our group, know what can pass through.
01:43 Instead of giving their license, because they are asking for a license and to give a reminder,
01:51 one of the personnel suddenly responded to our MMDA.
02:01 According to the video that we have obtained and seen, there was an attempt to take the video cam of MMDA or his mobile phone
02:16 where the incidents are being recorded.
02:20 Because of that, the video was sent to the SAIC CCOC and to the office of our Secretary of Transportation
02:32 so that it can be sent to the MIAA.
02:35 Sir Charlie, according to the Manila International Airport Authority,
02:41 the two airport police officers who were arrested in the EDSA busway have been suspended.
02:45 Sir, aside from the increase of penalties for violators of the EDSA busway,
02:50 isn't it time to make the punishment heavier,
02:54 like termination of government employees who violate traffic laws like this?
03:01 Thank you for the question, Usec Marques.
03:06 Yes, we need to look at this because it is clear in our investigation
03:13 that the situation is that only certain people can pass through.
03:18 According to our report, the investigation of the MIAA is ongoing.
03:28 After the investigation, we will see the administrative fines or penalties that will be imposed on their personnel.
03:40 We do not know, according to the Civil Service Laws, Rules and Regulations,
03:48 the highest penalty that a government employee can be imposed for violation of these things is removal from office.
04:00 So according to the Civil Service, if they need to be revisited to be allowed to violate traffic laws, rules and regulations,
04:11 they can visit our government so that they can see that if they violate traffic laws, rules and regulations,
04:22 the administrative sanctions can be increased.
04:27 In this case, sir Charlie, does the CCOC have any measures so that this violation will not happen again,
04:36 where government employees are violating traffic laws?
04:42 Yes, ma'am Nina. You know that our efforts to monitor all media outfits are ongoing.
04:54 This is an opportunity, just like here in our station, to give an opportunity to talk.
05:04 Our talk is simple. If we know that we should not pass through the EDSA bus carousel,
05:13 we should not attempt because to avoid it, especially our vehicles, which are identified as government vehicles,
05:23 not only the personnel who see them, but also the government office that uses them,
05:33 which they should not and they know that.
05:37 Sir Charlie, in just a few weeks of this year, what is your latest data on the apprehensions in the EDSA busway?
05:46 Has it completely decreased and who is the most frequent violator of the EDSA carousel now?
05:53 According to the statistics, our data that was received since January 1, until now, it was just this morning because our operation is ongoing,
06:05 there are already 290 apprehensions. There is a decrease in statistics.
06:18 The average is 30 to 40 daily. Now, our 23 days are only 12 to 13 apprehensions.
06:31 I think this is a good improvement because of the cooperation of the government agencies.
06:42 The MMDA is also there, our colleagues in the police, of course, the LTO is there because we are deputized by the LTO and the XCCOC.
06:53 Okay. I hope that the apprehensions continue to decrease, sir, and I hope it will be zero on the next day when we report these things.
07:06 Okay. In other talks, what will be the role of the DOTR Command and Control Operations Center
07:16 in the unconsolidated and considered as a color room public utility vehicle in the entry of February 1?
07:25 We know and the department's statement is clear through the LTFRB that the time of the consolidation will end on the entry of February 1.
07:39 If it cannot be consolidated, and we are waiting for the action of the Supreme Court, we don't want to be the first one to do it,
07:51 whatever the final decision will be after January, that is the compass that we should implement.
08:04 If the department says that it should be consolidated and all that are not consolidated can be arrested,
08:16 because if it did not consolidate, it will be no longer a franchise and it will not be registered as for hire.
08:25 If it cannot be registered as for hire, their violation will be unregistered or it will be considered as a color room.
08:32 So we are waiting for the final decision and we are waiting for the action of the LTFRB.
08:42 Okay. We have a question from our media partner, Ryan Lesigues of PTV.
08:50 Yesterday, the Command Conference held the DOTR with the LTFRB, LTO and PCG.
08:58 What was the directive of the DOTR for the anti-color room ops?
09:05 Yes. Our head or assistant secretary of the Land Transportation Office was there and he explained the measures and regulations that we will implement.
09:23 We are implementing them. What we are seeing is that there are many color room vehicles that enter from the provinces near or outside Metro Manila and enter Metro Manila.
09:39 The LTO, our head, assistant secretary Vigor Mendoza, reminded us that our effort to implement the no registration, no travel.
09:53 He also recognized in this meeting the continuous coordination of government agencies. Not only one agency can help, it takes a total government effort to enforce traffic laws, rules and regulations.
10:15 This is a recognition and strengthening of cooperation against color room vehicles and that is how we will implement our no registration, no travel policy.
10:32 Sir Charlie, a follow up question from Ryan Lesigues of PTV4.
10:37 According to the data, the number of delinquent motor vehicle is 24.7 million and if the anti-color room and many will be arrested, is there enough impounding area for those who will be arrested?
10:52 We know that there are two types of impounding. There is technical impounding and actual impounding.
11:00 So we could probably do the technical impounding. That's what happened in our meeting with Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza and in the DOTR, Department of Transportation.
11:14 This impounding is also coordinated with the different government agencies where we can place the impounded vehicles. We will implement actual impounding.
11:31 Sir, in the topic of traffic, what can you say in the report that Metro Manila has the worst traffic in the world and what is the impact of DOTR in this topic?
11:47 The impact of DOTR is clear. Our projects that are given importance are the comfortable, convenient, accessible and safe travel of our residents.
12:08 We encourage the use of mass transportation here in Manila. We know that there are many motor vehicles in the country, private vehicles.
12:26 We have projects and they are continuous. We have the MRT-4, the extension of the LRT-1 to Cavite, the MRT-7, which I expect will open next year partially.
12:46 We are hoping that this will reduce the number of private vehicles and they should use our public utility vehicles.
13:00 There is also the ongoing subway. We are looking at the possibility because we cannot do this with one seat. It would take some time.
13:15 So those projects are being led by the Ministry of Transportation. We are hoping and we are praying that with these projects, the use of private motor vehicles will be eased up.
13:33 We just have to have that paradigm shift, the change of mind, that instead of using our private vehicle, we should use mass transportation facilities
13:49 like bus, rails and so that our main toro fair can be expanded. We recognize that those facilities are not just given for convenience for the residents,
14:11 but we should be encouraged to use our public utility vehicles.
14:18 Okay. Thank you very much for your time, DOTR Command and Control Operations Center Chief Sir Charlie Del Rosario.
14:26 Thank you very much for the opportunity.