LTO-6 launches Undas 2025 transport operations Oct. 20

By Joseph Bernard A. Marzan

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 6 is set to launch Oplan Byaheng Ayos: Undas 2025 to ensure the smooth flow of public transport across terminals as travelers return to their hometowns for All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days on Nov. 1 and 2.

The agency will deploy additional personnel at the Mohon, Pavia People’s, Ungka, and Tagbak terminals, which serve routes from Iloilo City to all four provinces on Panay Island.

LTO-6 Regional Director Gaudioso Geduspan told Bombo Radyo Iloilo that operations will run from Oct. 20 to Nov. 4.

Aside from Iloilo City, the agency has also activated personnel from district offices across Western Visayas.

Geduspan said coordination has been made with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Region 6, the Iloilo City Traffic and Transportation Management Office, and local transport cooperatives and operators.

He appealed to the public not to ride colorum or unauthorized vehicles to discourage their continued operation.

“We will make the LTO visible so that when passengers have complaints—about how they’re treated, about snobbish drivers, unroadworthy units, or colorum vehicles—they know where to report,” Geduspan said.

He added that colorum operators often avoid terminals and instead load passengers a few meters away, banking on limited enforcement in those areas.

“I appeal to the public to be vigilant—ensure the vehicle you ride is not colorum, is roadworthy, and that if you need help, you can approach the LTO or the PNP,” he said.

Geduspan also said the biggest concern during peak travel days—two days before and after the holidays—is vehicle overloading.

He cited the recent apprehension of three modernized jeepneys after conductors were asked to count standing passengers on board.

“The limit is 10 standing passengers, but one conductor admitted there were 17, so the driver was cited,” he said.