The Department of Transportation’s Special Action and Intelligence Committee for Transportation reported Tuesday that their pcrackdown against colorum public utility vehicles, erring operators and drivers were levied with a combined P20.8 million in penalties for December 2023 alone.

The anti-colorum campaign it said was conducted in collaboration with the Land Transportation Office and the Philippine Coast Guard.

The fine of P200K for every colorum van and P1 million for each bus reflect government’s serious efforts at promoting road safety while supporting the legitimate operations of registered PUVs.

The ongoing anti-colorum campaign targets unauthorized PUVs that have caused a significant decline in revenues of registered and consolidated public transport operators.

DoTr anticipates more unregistered vehicles to be apprehended in the continuing campaign.

SAICT urges the public to report unauthorized transport services to the DoTr Commuter Hotline 0920-964-3687, and support the efforts in dismantling prevalent colorum operations in the metropolis.