LTFRB chairman Teofilo Guadiz III (INQUIRER FILE PHOTO)

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has issued more than 1,000 special permits for buses and utility vehicles (UVs) in anticipation of a surge of passengers on All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day or “undas.”

“First of all, as early as October 15, we approved a special permit for buses to travel on routes that are not theirs,” LTFRB Chairperson Teofilo Guadiz III said at the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing on Wednesday.

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“As of now, we have already given special permits to 1,200 buses including UVs that want to travel during this Undas season,” he added.

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The LTFRB has also deployed personnel at bus terminals who will check the roadworthiness of vehicles and if they have a special permit or a franchise.

“We have road inspectors who check on the road, making sure that your driver has not been drinking and your conductor is the same. We give an on-the-spot alcoholic sobriety test,” he also said.

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