Robredo pushes for unified policy on e-trike ops in Naga

Mayor Leni Robredo is calling for a meeting among the LGU’s Public Safety Office, the Naga City Police Office, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Naga, and the office of City Councilor Ramon Melvin Buenafe, chair of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Transport, to address issues on e-trike registration and designated routes in the city.

The proposed meeting aims to enable the LGU and national agencies to craft a unified policy on the operation and movement of e-trikes on city roads.

This initiative comes after the LTO issued a directive prohibiting e-trikes from operating along highways and major roads—a provision that is now seen as necessary for inclusion in a pending city ordinance being endorsed by City Councilor Buenafe.

“We just do not want a messy implementation of any directive from the government regarding e-trike mobility. We also need to establish clear regulations, such as determining what kind or type of e-trike shall be allowed on specific roads, because proper enforcement is necessary,” Robredo said during a press conference on Monday.

Among the policy areas requiring clarification are the operation of e-trikes on barangay roads versus city roads, as well as applicable speed limits and the types of e-trikes permitted in particular areas.

Currently, the LTO in Naga prohibits e-trikes from using the Maharlika Highway and warns that violators will be penalized.