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Modern jeepneys offer free rides to APORs; click for list of routes

Published Mar 30, 2021 02:14 pm

So-called essential commuters can avail of free rides amid the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) thanks to the 44 active routes of modern jeepneys under the government's service contracting program.

(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN)

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said the service will be operational for Authorized Persons Outside of Residence (APOR) from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. for the entire duration of the ECQ until April 4, Easter Sunday.

According to the LTFRB, modern public utility jeepneys (MPUJs) will bear a sign in front saying that they are offering free rides to APORs. Passengers will have to present an identification card.

Here are the 44 MPUJ routes:

  1. Novaliches - Malinta via Paso de Blas
  2. Bagumbayan Taguig - Pasig via San Joaquin
  3. Fort Bonifacio Gate 3 - Guadalupe, Market Market (ABC)
  4. Pandacan - L. Guinto
  5. Quezon Avenue - LRT 5th Avenue Station
  6. Cubao (Diamond) - Roces Super Market
  7. EDSA Buendia - Mandaluyong City Hall via Jupiter
  8. Divisoria - Gasak via H. Lopez
  9. Punta - Quiapo via Sta Mesa
  10. Boni Pinatubo - Stop & Shop
  11. Boni (Robinson's Complex) - Kalentong/JRC
  12. Nichols - Vito Cruz
  13. Filinvest City Loop
  14. Alabang Town Center (ATC) - Ayala Alabang Village
  15. Vito Cruz Taft Avenue - PITX Loop
  16. Bagong Silang - SM Fairview
  17. Malanday - Divisoria via M. H. Del Pilar
  18. Eastwood, Valley - Capitol Commons
  19. Gasak - Recto via Lake
  20. PITX - Lawton
  21. Alabang - Zapote
  22. PITX - Nichols
  23. PITX - SM Southmall
  24. QMC Loop
  25. Cubao - Sta Lucia (Pasig)
  26. Rosario Junction - San Juan via Pinaglabanan, Ortigas
  27. Rodriguez - BFCT
  28. Blumentritt, Manila - Sta Quiteria, Caloocan
  29. Guadalupe, Makati - FTI, Taguig via JP Rizal Ext.
  30. Alabang, Muntinlupa - Buencamino, Muntinlupa
  31. Alabang, Muntinlupa - Tunasan
  32. Litex, Quezon City - Rodriguez, Rizal
  33. Palmera, San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan - Novaliches, Quezon City
  34. Parang -Cubao (Cubao - East, San Mateo, Rizal)
  35. Munoz - Quiapo
  36. Alabang - Calamba via SLEX
  37. Balingasa, Balintawak - Muzon, San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan
  38. Diego Cera Avenue, Las Pinas - Merville
  39. Rodriguez (Sub -Urban) - SM North EDSA
  40. Muzon Central Terminal, SJDM - Novaliches, Quirino Hwy
  41. Baclaran - NAIA/Baltao
  42. SSS Village - Cubao via Aurora
  43. Malanday - Sta Cruz. via Huertas Oroqueta
  44. Malanday - Pier South via McArthur Highway

Meanwhile, the LTFRB reminded drivers and operators as well as passengers to strictly enforce and follow minimum health standards while inside the vehicle.

All modes of public transportation have been allowed to operate during the ECQ within the National Capital Region (NCR), Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, Cavite, and Laguna—collectively known as "NCR Plus". The strict lockdown will run from March 29 to April 4, or the entirety of Holy Week.

However, under the guidelines issued by the Department of Transportation (DOTr), public utility vehicles (PUVs) were directed to operate at 50 percent passenger capacity using the one-seat apart rule.

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