Tinga bars entry of dump trucks
Garbage trucks will no longer be allowed to pass through Taguig City unless they are registered with the local government, Mayor Freddie Tinga said yesterday.
He said the city council is set to pass a measure to prevent “outsider” contractors from dumping trash in vacant lands instead of going to the proper landfills.
“We believe that regulating these vehicles that carry waste materials will be the perfect way to prevent private entities and even other cities from making Taguig their dumping site,” he said in describing the ordinance authored by Councilor Delio Santos.
As chairman of the committee on environment and ecology, Santos said that all types of dump trucks, 10-wheelers, trailers and similar vehicles used for hauling would have to be registered and given clearance to pass city limits.
The measure requires payment of P2,000 registration fee per vehicle for a non-transferable sticker specifying the details of the registration and serves as an identification pass.
The registration is renewed yearly, according to Santos, who adds that local police and traffic enforcers will be authorized to stop any dump trucks without the sticker.
The erring truck driver will be fined P500 for the first offense, P1,000 on the second, and P2,000 for the third time, on top of impounding the vehicle.
Garbage haulers under contract with the city hall will be given official trip tickets, Santos said.
