The LTFRB reminds public utility vehicle drivers that they cannot force a passenger to get off or increase fares due to the passenger's physique
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This comes after a viral video showed the jeepney driver shouting at a passenger, identified as Joysh Gutierrez, to get off the vehicle, allegedly due to her physical size. “Operators and drivers should be aware not to choose who to serve and could not force an onboard passenger to get out of the vehicle due to body size or physical appearance.”
In its statement, the LTFRB also clarified that drivers of public utility vehicles are not allowed to increase fares based on passenger physique.In the caption, Gutierrez explained that last Friday, June 7, she was trying to hail a jeepney on a rainy evening. As she was boarding, Gutierrez said the driver told her that she was not allowed to ride because of her physical size.,” Gutierrez said in her post.
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