Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Friday pushed for more random checks targeting fake emergency runs by ambulances especially at rush hour.
Lacson pointed out that such vehicles, which use loud sirens, are not only annoying but can be potential hazards to motorists and commuters.
“More random checks on siren-blaring ‘ambulances’ especially during rush hours should be conducted. Drivers of vehicles with no emergency patients must be apprehended, their licenses revoked and charged, if warranted. Aside from (being) annoying, they can be traffic hazards,” he said on X.
In FIlipino: Lacson, Itinulak ang Mas Maraming Random Checks vs Pekeng Emergency Run ng mga Ambulansya sa Rush Hour
More random checks on siren-blaring “ambulances” especially during rush hours should be conducted. Drivers of vehicles with no emergency patients must be apprehended, their licenses revoked and charged, if warranted. Aside from annoying, they can be traffic hazards.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) February 13, 2026
Earlier, the Department of Transportation Special Action and Intelligence Committee for Transportation (DoTr-SAICT) stopped an ambulance using the EDSA Busway Santolan station.
Investigation showed the ambulance was being used not as an emergency vehicle but as a shuttle service for passengers going to the hospital for a checkup.
Last year, Lacson proposed that buses using the EDSA busway go the other way, to discourage unauthorized vehicles from using it especially during rush hour.
This can be paired with the proper infrastructure where commuters can get off at the center island instead of along the highway so they can avoid getting hit by cars, since the buses’ doors are on the right side.
He said this should end the potential for abuse by violators as no one wants a head-on collision.
The EDSA busway is a dedicated bus lane that aims to give commuters a safe and reliable option for transport.
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Lacson, Itinulak ang Mas Maraming Random Checks vs Pekeng Emergency Run ng mga Ambulansya sa Rush Hour
Isinulong ni Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson nitong Biyernes ang mas madalas na random check laban sa mga ambulansyang nagpapanggap na may emergency lalo na tuwing rush hour.
Giit ni Lacson, ang mga sasakyang ito na gumagamit ng malalakas na wang-wang ay hindi lamang nakakainis kundi maaari ring maging panganib sa mga motorista at commuter.
“More random checks on siren-blaring ‘ambulances’ especially during rush hours should be conducted. Drivers of vehicles with no emergency patients must be apprehended, their licenses revoked and charged, if warranted. Aside from annoying, they can be traffic hazards,” aniya sa X.
Nitong Huwebes, pinara ng Department of Transportation Special Action and Intelligence Committee for Transportation (DoTr-SAICT) ang isang ambulansyang dumaan sa EDSA Busway sa may Santolan station.
Lumabas sa imbestigasyon na hindi ginagamit bilang emergency vehicle ang ambulansya kundi bilang shuttle service para sa mga pasaherong magpapa-checkup lamang sa ospital.
Noong nakaraang taon, iminungkahi ni Lacson na baligtarin ang direksiyon ng mga bus na dumaraan sa EDSA Busway upang hindi ito abusuhin ng mga hindi awtorisadong sasakyan, lalo na tuwing rush hour.
Aniya, maaari itong sabayan ng tamang imprastruktura kung saan bababa ang mga commuter sa center island sa halip na sa mismong highway, upang maiwasan ang posibilidad na mabundol ng mga sasakyan, lalo pa’t nasa kanang bahagi ang mga pinto ng bus.
Diin ni Lacson, makatutulong ito upang matuldukan ang posibleng pang-aabuso ng mga lumalabag sa batas, dahil walang nagnanais na masangkot sa head-on collision.
Ang EDSA Busway ay isang itinalagang bus lane na naglalayong magbigay sa mga commuter ng ligtas at maaasahang opsyon sa transportasyon.
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