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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider DOTr expands free frontliner bus ride system to other regions

DOTr expands free frontliner bus ride system to other regions

Published Apr 11, 2020 12:00 am
By MB Online The Department of Transportation (DOTr) assured the public that their program providing free rides for health workers will continue and has even been expanded to other regions. “With the engagement and cooperation of Land Transportation Office (LTO) and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), FREE RIDE for medical frontliners is implemented not only in the National Capital Region (NCR), but also to other nationwide region, including regions 1, 2, 3, 4 A, 4 B, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 , 11, 12, CAR, and CARAGA,” the DOTR wrote in a Facebook post on Saturday. “Yesterday, 10 April 2020, the total number of medical frontliners helped by the program reached 134,912, of which 37,323 where in NCR and 97,589 in other regions,” part of the post read in Filipino. The DOTR said they expanded the program to other regions of the Philippines despite the fact that it was started only on March 18. From an initial three routes in NCR, the program now offers 19, not including the routes in the provincial areas. The 19 NCR routes can now be viewed on Google Maps, making it easier for health workers to know where they can avail of the free ride. Aside from Google, companies like Phoenix, Total, CleanFuel, Petron, and Seaoil, have also pitched in by providing fuel subsidy for the vehicles being used in the program. The DOTr also announced that aside from the free ride, health workers who use their own cars to go to work will not be charged toll fees on any expressways in Luzon while the enhanced community quarantine is in effect. The DOTr said the program was made possible with the help of the Office of the President, House of Representatives, Supreme Court, Office of the Solicitor General, Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Health (DOH), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Commission on Audit (COA), Land Transportation Office (LTO), Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and Inter-Agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT). The DOTr also recognized the following private companies: HM Transport, San Agustin, MetroExpress, RRCG, Megaworld Corp. (Citylink), Precious Grace Transport, Ceres Transport, Jac Liner, Dagupan Bus, St. Rose Transit, Hafti Transport, Jasper Jean, Pascual, Hi-Star, Heritage, Ube Express, G-Liner, Thelman Transit, Manrose, Philippines Autogroup, Beep, Star 8, Mitsubishi Motors, Elmer Francisco Industries, Isuzu philippines, Foton Motors , Hino Motors, Suzuki, MERALCO e-Ride, and Lucena Lines for their contributions to the program.
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