WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING INSIDE LTFRB? Unreasonable and inefficient handling of applications/petitions by LTFRB Board Members Atty. Al A.

. Pareno and Engr. Ronald F. Corpus LTFRB Chairman Jaime D. Jacob, a little less than a year after he assumed office, introduced a highly enhanced LTFRB Citizens Charter detailing the documentary requirements, fees, process steps, time period, and officers in charge for every transaction in the agency to serve as guide for the transacting public and to streamline the processes but Board Members Pareno and Corpus appear to not abide by the LTFRB Charter themselves causing undue delay in the processing of transactions translating to huge loss of income for transport operators, among others. One of the most common delaying tactics of the Board Members is asking for additional requirements that are not part of the original list of requirements in the Charter. We understand that the Citizens Charter aims in part to make everything transparent and to level the playing field by why is it that the Board Members appear to have the discretion to ask for additional requirements whenever they feel like it? And the most glaring evidence of the intention to delay is when all the requirements asked have already been presented and yet the Board Members still cannot make up their minds on whether to dismiss or approve our applications/ petitions. Why are they not acting on these applications even without any apparent reason? What are they waiting for, facilitation fees from operators? Even if the latter is not the case, we cannot help but think otherwise considering how most of the applications are still pending in their respective offices. Please note that if applications are truly lacking in substance, why is it that they cannot simply deny applications/petitions? Seeming lack of authority by LTFRB Why is it that LTFRB cannot fully function on its own in order to more effectively fulfil its mandate without too much interference from DOTC? Although we understand that LTFRB is under the supervision of DOTC but we are also aware of the many tasks that the Department also need to undertake and if every LTFRB-policy need the review and go-signal of DOTC prior to implementation then we are not streamlining the process but making it much more complicated and tedious. Why is there a need for a Chairman or a Board if all the decisions need to pass by DOTC first? What is most frustrating is having a Second Chairman in the person of BM Parreno who is consistently trying to meddle with how LTFRB is run Termination of appointment of Executive Director Francisco Mendoza The move to replace ED Mendoza is quite unexpected considering that he is one of the few officials in LTFRB that is truly responsible and committed towards good governance or the Presidents Tuwid na Daan. We cannot help but think that the primary

motivation to replace him was brought about by his unrelenting character with regard to corruption. Credible sources learned that apparently Board Members Pareno and Corpus requested (arbor) ED Mendoza twice to be lenient to a certain colorum operator, Ronaldo S. Malazo, whose unit had been apprehended by the enforcers under ED Mendoza in December 2012. Who then is this Mr. Malazo and why is he supposed to be untouchable based on the actions of the Board Members? And most importantly why do LTFRB Board Members requesting leniency for one who is supposed to be penalized for violating the laws of the country? All these points are verifiable verify with operators and people inside LTFRB to see the agencys real color