In response to the need for public transportation amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Friday, Sept. 30, opened 43 pre-pandemic routes for Public Utility Bus (PUB), Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ), and Utility Vehicle Express (UVE) units.
The LTFRB said that it decided to open more routes to boost the livelihood of Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers. With this, the LTFRB said a total of 3,513 PUV units will be allowed to ply their routes.
The opened routes for traditional PUJ, modern PUJ, and UVE are under the Metro Manila Urban Transport Integration Study Update and Capacity Program (MUCEP) Area, according to the recently released Memorandum Circular No. 2022-073.
Of the 43 routes that the LTFRB opened, the agency noted that 20 of these are PUB routes. These routes will result to the employment of an additional 1,675 PUB units.
According to the MC 2022-073, here are the pre-pandemic routes that the agency opened:
TPUJ
T286 Parang – Stop & Shop via Aurora Blvd.
T250 SSS Village – Stop & Shop via Aurora Blvd.
T259 Balara – Philcoa via Tandang Sora
T280 Commonwealth Market – Southville Resettlement
T281 Pabahay ni Erap, Rodriguez – Commonwealth Market
T282 Rodriguez Relocation – Commonwealth Market
T202 Commonwealth Market – Q Plaza via Marikina City
T2116 Brgy. Bagong Silang – Ever Gotesco, Commonwealth
T2127 San Rafael, Rodriguez – Quezon City Hall
T2128 Rodriguez – Philcoa via Commonwealth
T2112 Brgy. Mali, San Mateo – Philcoa
MPUJ
213 Rodriguez (Sub-urban) – North EDSA
218 Parang – Stop & Shop via Aurora Blvd.
219 SSS Village – Stop & Shop via Aurora Blvd.
220 Pabahay ni Erap, Rodriguez – Commonwealth Market
222 Rodriguez Relocation – Commonwealth Market
TUVE
N72 SSS Village – Cubao
N15 Karuhatan – North EDSA
N75 Victoria Homes, Muntinlupa – Alabang, Muntinlupa
N24 Cubao – Buendia
C52 Rodriguez (Montalban) – Cubao
N44 San Roque, Marikina – Commonwealth Market
MUVE
M02 SSS Village – Cubao
Meanwhile, the LTFRB reminded PUV drivers to follow the rules and policies outlined in their Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC).
“Ang sinumang mahuling lumalabag sa mga ito ay papatawan ng karampatang parusa base sa Joint Administrative Order 2014-01 (Anyone caught violating these will be subject to appropriate punishment based on Joint Administrative Order 2014-01),” the agency said.