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WITH BODY ODOR TEST IN INDONESIA

PHL transport agencies also on lookout for grooming of PUV drivers


The Land Transportation Office and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board are also monitoring the grooming of drivers of public transport and are now considering how to integrate the body odor test in making sure they look and smell good when plying their routes.

According to Mark Zambrano's report on GMA News TV's "State of the Nation," the rules also require drivers of PUV units to be presentable.

LTO chief Roberto Cabrera indicated that wearing the proper attire such as shoes also has a bearing on the safety of the passengers.

"Mas restrictive po ang pag-apak po ng gas and break," Cabrera said on the risks of driving with slippers instead of shoes.

"There are studies, tests conducted that could actually result in an accident kapag hindi maayos ang kasuotan sa paa natin," he added.

Violators of the rules on grooming face stiff fines.

The remarks of the transportation official came in the wake of a report about how an Indonesian company had been screening applicants with a process that includes a body odor test.

Applicants are made to stand in front of an electric fan with their arms stretched to their sides. A staff member would then smell and judge whether they just smell of sweat or they have body odor. —NB/KG, GMA News

 

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