LTFRB to let other bus lines ply routes of suspended firm for Holy Week

For the coming Holy Week exodus, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board will allow some bus companies to ply the routes of a bus firm suspended due to a deadly accident in Northern Luzon last February.

The LTFRB will let these firms take the place of GV Florida Transport during this time, radio dzBB’s Rodil Vega reported Sunday.

A separate report on Journal Online said the LTFRB may give special permits to bus firms with franchises in the Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, and Cordillera regions.

The report said the special permit will be valid until September 11, 2014, or when the six-month suspension on G.V. Florida Transport is lifted.

Filipinos are expected to flock to the provinces in the coming weeks so they can spend Holy Week with their families.

GV Florida’s franchise was suspended for six months by the LTFRB last March 14, following a Feb. 7 accident where one of its units fell into a ravine in Mountain Province.

Popular comedian Arvin “Tado” Jimenez, 39, was among the 14 who perished in a horrific bus crash. He was an active advocate of many causes, including pork barrel scandal, reproductive health issue, and relief for disaster victims. — Joel Locsin /LBG, GMA News