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Mayor Isko: City gov't to shoulder jeepney drivers' earnings to provide free rides

Published Mar 27, 2026 01:26 pm
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Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso (Photo from Manila PIO)
The Manila City government and jeepney drivers operating in the city have agreed to provide free rides to commuters, with the city shouldering the earnings of participating jeepney drivers, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced on Friday, March 27.
Following his meeting with the presidents of 22 Jeepney Operators and Drivers Associations (JODA), Domagoso said the arrangement allows the city government to subsidize the daily operations of participating jeepneys, ensuring that drivers and operators receive guaranteed income while passengers are not charged fares.
The subsidy was mandated under Executive Order No. 14, Series of 2026
More than 1,400 jeepneys are expected to participate in the program, covering routes across Manila and nearby areas, with more than 100,000 passengers targeted to be served daily.
Covered by the subsidy are drivers and operators of both traditional and modern jeepneys, who are residents of Manila, and even with routes outside of the capital city.
The routes included in the program are:
1. Don Bosco - Juan Luna - Divisoria
2. Dandan Street - Velasquez
3. Divisoria - Velasquez
4. Dasma - Divi - Velasquez
5. Bangkusay - Divisoria
6. Blumentritt - Antipolo - Balut
7. Tayuman - Lardizabal
8. P. Guevarra - Tayuman - Pritil
9. Gastambide - Divisoria - Morayta
10. (Lealtad - Quiapo ) (Plaza Noli) (Matimyas Quiapo) (Barbosa)
11. Balic- Balic - Quiapo
12. Blumentritt - Quiapo
13. Espana - Blumentritt
14. Balic- Balic - Quiapo
15. Pandacan Escoda
16. Singalong - Leon Guinto - P. Ocampo
17. Agoncillo - Guadalupe (Guadalupe- Leon Guinto)
18. Plaza Del Carmen - SM Manila
19. (Pandacan - Leon Guinto) - (Pandacan - Sta. Cruz)
20. Paco - Rotonda
21. Bacood - Stop&Shop - Quiapo
22. (Sta. Ana - Faura) (Guadalupe - Pedro Gil) (San Andres - Faura)
“Hihiramin ko ’yung mga jeep at driver. Garantisadong bayad araw-araw. May kita ang operator, may kita ang driver. Tiyak na kita, kasiguruhan. May kita ang gasolinahan at mga nagnenegosyo sa Maynila, at higit sa lahat, walang kailangang bayaran ang ating mga mananakay kapag ang jeep na sasakyan nila ay kasapi ng programa ng Lungsod ng Maynila (I'm assuring that the payment for their services will be given daily. Even the gasoline stations and businesses in Manila will keep their earnings as well. But most of all, our commuters will no longer have to pay for their fares, as long as the jeepney they are riding on is included in this program of the City of Manila)," Domagoso said.
He explained participating jeepney drivers will receive about P3,000 per day depending on the type of their unit.
The city government said the agreement was developed within 48 hours as an immediate solution to cushion the impact of the global oil crisis, which has significantly reduced drivers’ take-home pay to as low as P200 to P500 daily.
"The free ride program will initially run for five days across two weeks—Monday and Tuesday of the first week and Monday to Wednesday of the following week—with possible extension depending on available funds," Domagoso noted.
"Sa panahon ng krisis, walang dapat maiiwan. Lagi niyong kaagapay ang inyong pamahalaang lungsod sa bawat biyahe. Ang ipapatupad natin na libreng pamasahe program, katuwang ang mga Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association ng ating lungsod, ay para matiyak na habang libre ang pamasahe para sa ating mga komyuter, tuloy-tuloy pa rin ang kita ng ating mga tsuper (In times of crisis, no one should be left behind. Your city government will always be by your side in every trip. The free fare program we will implement, in partnership with the Jeepney Operators and Drivers Associations of our city, is to ensure that while the fare is free for our commuters, our drivers still have a steady income)," he stressed.

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