SBMA willing to release imported vehicles, if…
MEMBERS of the board of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority on Monday assured motor vehicle locators at the Freeport that they were willing to lift the ban on importation and release of used vehicles from the SBMA.
Director Rex Chan said the board “is willing to listen” to locators affected by the six-month ban. The resolution was issued on October to give way for the auditing being done by the SBMA.
“We are very open minded people. We are willing to listen to the concerns of the locators, but of course in the end the board will decide on the merits of the reconsideration they are asking,” Chan said during the weekly Kapihan ng Bayan Forum sponsored by Philippine Gaming Corporation and hosted by veteran commentators Mario Garcia and Ely Saludar.
The SBMA board conducted audit after they had discovered that some vehicles were not accounted for and there were discrepancies on the number of used motor vehicles entering SBMA and those released from the Freeport.
Another SBMA board member Bojie Cosculluela, admitted that the resolution was triggered by reports that traders were using the SBMA to smuggle imported vehicles.
The Supreme Court also ruled the validity of Executive Order 156 which bans the importation of used vehicles.
Ben Perez, spokesman of the Subic Bay Motor Locators Asso., said they were concern about the moratorium on vehicles imported before the issuance of the resolution and the SC decision.
He said at least 2,900 imported vehicles are awaiting release from SBMA
Julio De Quinto, another locator questioned the government’s move saying imporation of used vehicle is a multi-billion peso industry that generates employment to thousands of individuals.
De Quinto also dismissed claims that imported used cars are unsafe. He said all imported vehicles underwent and passed the vehicle safety and emission tests. He said the vehicles could be safer that jeepneys assembled locally.
“These locally assembled vehicles don’t have safety certificates but were allowed in the streets. How come the imported vehicles that have been issued safety certificates are being prohibited?” he asked.
By: Jess V. Antiporda - Journal Online
Director Rex Chan said the board “is willing to listen” to locators affected by the six-month ban. The resolution was issued on October to give way for the auditing being done by the SBMA.
“We are very open minded people. We are willing to listen to the concerns of the locators, but of course in the end the board will decide on the merits of the reconsideration they are asking,” Chan said during the weekly Kapihan ng Bayan Forum sponsored by Philippine Gaming Corporation and hosted by veteran commentators Mario Garcia and Ely Saludar.
The SBMA board conducted audit after they had discovered that some vehicles were not accounted for and there were discrepancies on the number of used motor vehicles entering SBMA and those released from the Freeport.
Another SBMA board member Bojie Cosculluela, admitted that the resolution was triggered by reports that traders were using the SBMA to smuggle imported vehicles.
The Supreme Court also ruled the validity of Executive Order 156 which bans the importation of used vehicles.
Ben Perez, spokesman of the Subic Bay Motor Locators Asso., said they were concern about the moratorium on vehicles imported before the issuance of the resolution and the SC decision.
He said at least 2,900 imported vehicles are awaiting release from SBMA
Julio De Quinto, another locator questioned the government’s move saying imporation of used vehicle is a multi-billion peso industry that generates employment to thousands of individuals.
De Quinto also dismissed claims that imported used cars are unsafe. He said all imported vehicles underwent and passed the vehicle safety and emission tests. He said the vehicles could be safer that jeepneys assembled locally.
“These locally assembled vehicles don’t have safety certificates but were allowed in the streets. How come the imported vehicles that have been issued safety certificates are being prohibited?” he asked.
By: Jess V. Antiporda - Journal Online
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