Nearly 80% of traditional jeepneys back on Metro Manila roads
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 16) Almost 80% of the registered traditional jeepneys are now back on Metro Manila roads, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said Friday. Halos 80% ng traditional PUJs (public utility jeepneys) ang naibalik na sa pre-COVID routes, LTFRB Executive Director Joel Bolano told a virtual briefing.
[Translation: Nearly 80% of traditional PUJs have returned to pre-COVID routes.]
He said almost 40,000 traditional PUJs are now up and running, catering to commuters in the National Capital Region. So far, the transportation agency has opened 414 routes for traditional jeepneys.
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LTFRB allows 4,400 more PUJs, buses in NCR next week
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 8) The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board will open next week more public transportation routes in the capital region, with another 4,400 traditional jeepneys and provincial buses allowed to ply the roads.
This plan will push through even if the enhanced community quarantine imposed over the NCR Plus area gets extended beyond April 11, LTFRB Metro Manila regional director Zona Tamayo said Thursday.
“Kahit ECQ ngayon sa NCR Plus, hindi po na-suspend ang public transportation per IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force) resolution, so patuloy po ang ating pagbibigay-serbisyo sa pampublikong sasakyan,” she said in a virtual media briefing.
Published April 8, 2021, 8:22 PM
Here’s some good news for embattled public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said it will allow some 4,400 additional units of PUVs on roads next week to ferry essential commuters amid the reported proliferation of “colorum (out of line)” transport vehicles.
LTFRB National Capital Region (NCR) Director Zona M. Tamayo said the agency is planning to reopen some 250 routes nationwide, which would in turn accommodate the PUV units including jeepneys and provincial buses going to and from Metro Manila.
However, Tamayo said that the additional provincial buses entering the capital region would still be subject to the approval and requirements of the concerned local government units (LGUs).