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Hassle-free commute: Pasig, Cainta sign MOA to open borders for tricycle operations

Published Nov 6, 2025 04:07 pm
Heads up, commuters from Pasig and Cainta!
Travel between Pasig and Cainta will now be easier after Mayor Vico Sotto and Mayor Keith Nieto on Thursday, Nov. 6, signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) allowing tricycles to drop off passengers in both areas without paying passing-through fees and transferring to other vehicles.
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Cainta Mayor Keith Nieto sign a memorandum of agreement on Nov. 6 to remove border restrictions for TODA, allowing commuters from both cities a hassle-free commute. (Photos from Mayor Keith Nieto)
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Cainta Mayor Keith Nieto sign a memorandum of agreement on Nov. 6 to remove border restrictions for TODA, allowing commuters from both cities a hassle-free commute. (Photos from Mayor Keith Nieto)
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Cainta Mayor Keith Nieto sign a memorandum of agreement on Nov. 6 to remove border restrictions for TODA, allowing commuters from both cities a hassle-free commute. (Photos from Mayor Keith Nieto)
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Cainta Mayor Keith Nieto sign a memorandum of agreement on Nov. 6 to remove border restrictions for TODA, allowing commuters from both cities a hassle-free commute. (Photos from Mayor Keith Nieto)
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Cainta Mayor Keith Nieto sign a memorandum of agreement on Nov. 6 to remove border restrictions for TODA, allowing commuters from both cities a hassle-free commute. (Photos from Mayor Keith Nieto)
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Cainta Mayor Keith Nieto sign a memorandum of agreement on Nov. 6 to remove border restrictions for TODA, allowing commuters from both cities a hassle-free commute. (Photos from Mayor Keith Nieto)
According to the mayors, the agreement removes border restrictions for Tricycle Operators and Drivers’ Associations (TODA) from both cities, allowing them to drop off (but not pick up) passengers across the Pasig–Cainta boundary.
Aside from removing the passing-through fees for TODA drivers, Nieto and Sotto said the initiative will make commuting easier for passengers who can now travel directly from Cainta to Pasig and vice versa without having to transfer vehicles.
Sotto said the agreement proves that neighboring LGUs can work together for the benefit of their people.
He then reminded the TODA members and drivers to comply with the rules to prevent any conflicts, stating that the agreement could be revoked if misunderstandings arise between the groups.
However, he said that if the initiative continues to run smoothly, it could remain effective permanently.
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Cainta Mayor Keith Nieto sign a memorandum of agreement on Nov. 6 to remove border restrictions for TODA, allowing commuters from both cities a hassle-free commute. (Photos from Mayor Keith Nieto)
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Cainta Mayor Keith Nieto sign a memorandum of agreement on Nov. 6 to remove border restrictions for TODA, allowing commuters from both cities a hassle-free commute. (Photos from Mayor Keith Nieto)
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Cainta Mayor Keith Nieto sign a memorandum of agreement on Nov. 6 to remove border restrictions for TODA, allowing commuters from both cities a hassle-free commute. (Photos from Mayor Keith Nieto)
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Cainta Mayor Keith Nieto sign a memorandum of agreement on Nov. 6 to remove border restrictions for TODA, allowing commuters from both cities a hassle-free commute. (Photos from Mayor Keith Nieto)
Meanwhile, Nieto described the signing as spontaneous and sincere, noting that it reflects Sotto’s recognition of the tricycle sector as one of the important groups in the community that should be supported and valued.
He also said the signing showed that neighboring cities should not be treated as rivals.
“Hindi natin dapat tignan ang mga katabi nating lugar bilang mga kalaban. Yung magpapatigasan tayo… magmamagaling tayo (We should not see our neighboring cities as enemies. There’s no need to compete or try to outdo each other),” he said.
“Dito sa atin, sa Pasig at sa Cainta, walang borders dito. Nag t-trabaho tayo para sa kapakanan ng mas nakakarami (Here in Pasig and Cainta, there are no borders between us. We work together for the welfare of the greater public),” Nieto continued.

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