ni Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta @Magtanong Kay Attorney | September 20, 2023
Dear Chief Acosta,
Mayroon akong limang sasakyan na nakarehistro bilang Transportation Network Vehicle Service (TNVS). Ang isa sa aking mga drivers ay natagpuang nagmamaneho habang nasa ilalim ng impluwensya ng alkohol. Maaari ba akong managot para rito? - Alex
Dear Alex,
Para sa iyong kaalaman, ang Seksyon 13 ng Republic Act No. 10586, o kilala bilang “Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013,” ay nagsasaad ng mga sumusunod:
“SEC. 13. Direct Liability of Operator and/or Owner of the Offending Vehicle. – The owner and/or operator of the vehicle driven by the offender shall be directly and principally held liable together with the offender for the fine and the award against the offender for civil damages unless he or she is able to convincingly prove that he or she has exercised extraordinary diligence in the selection and supervision of his or her drivers in general and the offending driver in particular.
This section shall principally apply to the owners and/or operators of public utility vehicles and commercial vehicles such as delivery vans, cargo trucks, container trucks, school and company buses, hotel transports, cars or vans for rent, taxi cabs, and the like.”
Alinsunod sa nasabing probisyon, maaari kang direkta at pangunahing managot, kasama ang nagkasalang driver para sa multa at/o pinsalang sibil. Sa kabilang banda, maaari kang ma-exempt sa nasabing pananagutan kung mapatutunayan mong nagsagawa ka ng pambihirang kasipagan sa pagpili at pangangasiwa ng iyong mga drivers (sa pangkalahatan) at ng nagkasalang driver (sa partikular).
Sana ay nabigyan namin ng linaw ang iyong katanungan. Ang payong aming ibinigay ay base lamang sa mga impormasyon na iyong inilahad at maaaring magbago kung mababawasan o madaragdagan ang mga detalye ng iyong salaysay.
Maraming salamat sa iyong patuloy na pagtitiwala.
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