Viral online ang paggigitgitan ng dalawang jeep sa Caloocan. Makikita na may mga sakay na pasahero ang mga jeep! Ano ba ang sinasabi ng batas tungkol dito?
Alamin ‘yan kasama ang ating #KapusoSaBatas, Atty. Gaby Concepcion.
Alamin ‘yan kasama ang ating #KapusoSaBatas, Atty. Gaby Concepcion.
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00:00To those who are just about to leave, be careful on your trip.
00:09Have you experienced your peaceful trip in a jeep that suddenly turned into an aurora?
00:14Like this viral video that you can watch where you can see the intersection of two jeeps on a narrow road in Caloocan.
00:24The jeep on the right first approached and followed the jeep on the left.
00:30The jeep on the left was annoyed so it approached and stopped the jeep on the right.
00:38Oh my!
00:39The passengers hurried down.
00:42One of them even brought a child.
00:44What does the law say about this kind of road?
00:49Well, ask me, ask Attorney Gaby.
00:54Attorney, this is a public vehicle and it was annoyed.
01:00What did the passengers chase after?
01:02Well, it's good that nothing happened to the passengers.
01:06Because if there is, they will surely answer that this vehicle should have reached the intersection.
01:12But if no one was hurt, no one's property was damaged, no one will chase the passengers if there is no damage.
01:19But of course, our government can still blame these jeeps because they were caught by the police.
01:29So what can be chased?
01:31Of course, if something happened, the actual damages such as medical expenses, hospital expenses, and if someone died, the cost of treatment and burial.
01:41If the victims were hospitalized and were not able to work, the loss earning can also be included.
01:46Of course, if it was not an accident, the victim would not have been able to work.
01:52There are also possible moral damages for pain and suffering of the victim or for the peace and poverty of the dead.
02:00If it is too negligent, we have what we call exemplary damages to set an example that this kind of act is prohibited.
02:06Of course, if someone died, the loss of earning capacity can also be paid.
02:12The victim should be compensated if his life was not affected by the court's computing based on the life expectancy of a person.
02:20So we need to remember that jeeps like buses and airplanes are common carriers under the law.
02:28And whenever passengers ride in a public vehicle, their responsibilities are different.
02:36First, the degree of diligence required is extraordinary diligence.
02:40The responsibility and degree of care expected for public vehicles is greater.
02:44Second, the process is reversed.
02:46If something happens to a passenger under the contract of carriage of a common carrier,
02:50there is a presumption that they are at fault and they need to provide evidence that there is no negligence on their part.
02:58But if this is the sample of their driving, it looks like they are negligent and reckless drivers.
03:07The question is, attorney, what kind of punishment should be given to drivers,
03:11especially POJs who do this on the road, especially while there are passengers.
03:17Of course, they can be charged with reckless driving, which is a crime under the Land Transportation Act,
03:24and also under the rules of the MMDA and LTO.
03:28If they are often caught, they can also be removed from the franchise
03:32if it can be proven that they are often involved in violations of traffic rules and regulations
03:37and if they are really reckless.
03:40The driver's license can also be revoked depending on the situation,
03:44and there should be an observance of due process.
03:47Because under Section 27 of Republic Act 4136,
03:51the LTO chief has the power to suspend or revoke the license if it can be proven
03:58that a person should not have a license, whether he is repeatedly violating driving rules
04:05or if his head is too hot.
04:08That road rage and the heat of the head, there is really no good punishment.
04:14In any case, we will clarify the laws we discussed.
04:18For the peace of mind, don't think twice.
04:22Ask me, ask Atty. Gabby.