LGUs must ensure tricycle drivers not overcharging -DILG

The spokesman of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday reminded local government units to monitor the fare of tricycles following the resumption of their operations.

Interviewed on Dobol B sa News TV, Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said the DILG would release a memorandum on the fare matrix of tricycles.

"Dahil nga po isa na lang ang sakay, may mga galaw po doon sa pamasahe sa mga tricycles. Ang mga pakiusap po namin sa local government units, huwag nating payagan 'yung sobra-sobrang pagtaas sa [pamasahe sa] tricycle," Malaya said.

The agency earlier said tricycles, as well as pedicabs, are allowed in secondary roads regulated by local government units.

Safety and health protocols must be observed when they ply the streets, according to the DILG.

Tricycle and pedicab units must regularly be disinfected, it added. -MDM, GMA News