Apprehension of unconsolidated traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJs) in Iloilo City begins on May 27, 2024. 

The Land Transportation Office (LTO), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), and the Iloilo City Traffic Management Unit (ICTMU) have started simultaneous monitoring and operations against unconsolidated traditional PUJs in the said city.

Halley Alcarde, general manager of Western Visayas Transport Cooperative (WVTC), the apprehension is part of the full implementation of the enhanced Local Public Transport Route Plan of the city. 

Subject of the apprehension will be the drivers who continue to ply their routes despite an expired franchise or provisional authority.  

Over 40 ICTMU personnel are deployed in different sections in the city to monitor PUJs with expired transport franchise deemed “colorum." In Philippine transport lexicon, "colorum" refers to vehicles that operate without the necessary permits or proper authorization from relevant government agencies.

Drivers of "colorum" units have refused to comply with the requirements for the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program. 

(via R. Tenorio, R. Bebita/DYSI Super Radyo Iloilo GMA)