The viability of abolishing the boundary system in PUJs: A study of the legal and financial implications
Date of Publication
3-2011
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Juris Doctor
Subject Categories
Business | Transportation Law
College
Ramon V. Del Rosario College of Business
Thesis Adviser
Clara De Castro
Defense Panel Chair
Mary Margaret O. Que
Defense Panel Member
Ricson Singson Que
Karlo Nicolas
Abstract/Summary
Research has shown that there is a strong connection between the boundary system and the driving behavior of Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ) drivers. The negative driving behavior of PUJ drivers is exacerbated by the need to earn revenue for the day as income is their one and only incentive. Due to the hyper-competition created by the boundary system, PUJ drivers engage in disorderly behavior in order to get more passengers and beat the competition. The boundary system in the public transport industry is a tolerated practice. While the courts look with disfavor on the system, it is the most widely practiced scheme and no law or court ruling specifically disallows it precisely because it is a contractual arrangement freely and mutually entered into by the owner/operator and the driver. Therefore, the aim of the study is to ascertain whether it is viable to abolish the boundary system in PUJs by studying the legal and financial implications of the proposed action. Using legal principles and the Cost-Benefit Analysis, the researcher was able to conclude that it is indeed legally and financially viable to abolish the boundary system. The analysis showed that under a Non-Boundary System the daily net revenue of the PUJ drivers and operators would not be impaired, while jurisprudence has consistently held that traffic congestion is a public, not merely a private concern. Public welfare lies at the bottom of any regulatory measure designed to relieve traffic congestion, as such, measures calculated to promote the safety and convenience of the people using the thoroughfares by the regulation of vehicular traffic presents a proper subject for the exercise of police power.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Electronic
Electronic File Format
MS WORD
Accession Number
CDTG004904
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
1 computer optical disc. ; 4 3/4 in.
Keywords
Public utilities—Law and legislation; Jeep automobile
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Recommended Citation
Dimagiba, H. A. (2011). The viability of abolishing the boundary system in PUJs: A study of the legal and financial implications. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/7098
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4-19-2022
