GV Florida buses back on the road soon after CA lifts suspension order

GV Florida Bus Line is expected to roll out their bus units on Thursday after a court orderered the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to lift a 6-month suspension imposed on the company after a fatal accident in Bontoc, Mountain Province.

According to a report on GMA's “Balitanghali” on Saturday, the Court of Appeals (CA) found that the LTFRB committed a “grave abuse of discretion” in its decision to suspend GV Florida's 186 units.



The court said there was no franchise violation to warrant the suspension, the report said.

But the CA upheld the cancellation of the Certificates of Public Convenience of 10 bus units under benificial ownership of the company.

The company's legal counsel Atty. Alex Versoza said they are waiting for documents from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

TESDA will be releasing the certification of training and evaluation for GV Florida's drivers on Tuesday or Wednesday, the report said.

The certifications will allow the bus company to redeem their confiscated plate numbers from the LTFRB.

The LTFRB has yet to receive the copy of the court order but said they are studying their legal options.

Fourteen people were killed including comedian Arvin "Tado" Jimenez when a GV Florida bus they were riding fell down a ravine in Mountain Province last February.

It was found that the bus did not have a proper permit to operate and was using fake license plates.

The family of the passengers involved in the accident will meet to talk about their collective action regarding the court order. — Andrei Medina/JDS, GMA News