GT (UV) EXPRESS SERVICE ROUTES AND AREAS OF OPERATION

Under Executive Order No. 202, dated 19 June 1987, supplemented by
Department Order No. 2005-010 – “Policy Guidelines on the Exercise of
Authority and Functions by the Land Transportation Franchising and
Regulatory Board”, the LTFRB is authorized, among other things:

“a. To prescribe and regulate routes of service, economically
viable capacities and zones or areas of operation of public land
transportation services provided by motorized vehicles x x x.”

Recent developments show that GT Express Service Terminals are being
dubiously operated/controlled by unscrupulous individuals or
associations/groups in contravention of the primary objective of the
Express Service and to the detriment and prejudice of the riding public.
Operators/drivers are likewise unreasonably flagged down by law
enforcers and fined for a purported violation of the “no pick-up, no
drop-off” restrictions.

Thus, taking cognizance of the program ’s primary operational concept
of targeting and motivating those currently using private vehicles to
shift to being commuters utilizing an alternative and comparatively
convenient mode of public transport, the previous issuances/circulars
relative to routes and/or areas of operation of GT Express Service are
heretofore modified accordingly, thus:

1. GT (UV) Express Service shall no longer be required to traverse a
specified/particularized route. Henceforth, they may traverse the
shortest and/or most convenient route in reaching their end
points/destinations; and

2. They are no longer compelled to load and unload their passengers
at a particular privately operated/controlled terminals. They may
pick-up (load), and/or drop-off (unload) their passengers within two (2)
kilometer radius from their ends points specified in their CPCs or
within the territorial bounds of the commercial/business district
specified therein.

This Memorandum Circular shall take effect after fifteen (15) days
from its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of
general circulation in the Philippines. Three (3) copies thereof are
directed to be submitted to the UP Law Center for record purposes,
pursuant to Presidential Memorandum Circular No. 11, dated Oct. 9, 1992.

SO ORDERED.

Adopted: 25 Sept. 2009

(SGD.) ALBERTO H. SUANSING Chairman
(SGD.) GERARDO A. PINILI Board Member	(SGD.) MARIA ELLEN DIRIGE-CABATU Board Member