Talisay adopts law regulating tricycles

To strengthen its hold on dilapidated and unregistered tricycles in Talisay City, the city council recently adopted an ordinance regulating their operations.

The ordinance also establishes a revised procedure in the registration and issuance of tricycles, a popular public conveyance in the city. This after Vice Mayor Aberdovey Belleza, who authored the resolution, said that of the more than 3,000 units in the city half of them are unregistered while others are in bad condition.

The ordinance provides that the Licensing and Permit Office "shall not accept for processing any application for original or renewal application for registration of units unless it is accompanied by an inspection report from the Tracom (Traffic Commission), which tests the roadworthiness of the units."

Penalties for violators will be a P1,000 fine and a month's suspension of permit for the first offense, a P1,500 and three-month suspension of permit for the second offense, and revocation of the permit and five days imprisonment for the third offense. - Liv G. Campo