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MANILA, Philippines — The free shuttle service for health workers and frontliners in Metro Manila which was initiated by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) kicked off Wednesday morning.
A Facebook post from Vice President Leni Robredo said the shuttle service started its run at 6 a.m. and serviced six routes within Metro Manila.
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The government has suspended public transport in Luzon following the declaration of an enhanced community quarantine to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
READ: Mass transport suspended all over Luzon under enhanced quarantine
“Pilot pa lang po ito ngayong umaga at pag-aaralan kung paano po pabubutihin ang serbisyo (This is just a pilot run this morning and we will still study how to improve our service),” Robredo said.
Here are the routes of the shuttles according to her Facebook post:
Route 1:
RITM Alabang — Magallanes SLEX MRT (via Osmeña Highway, via Quirino Ave.) — Taft Ave. LRT — PGH / UP-NIH — Lawton LRT — Carriedo LRT — Recto LRT — Tayuman LRT — Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center
Route 2:
Heritage Hotel EDSA ext (via Roxas Blvd., via Quirino Ave.) — Taft Ave. LRT — PGH / UP-NIH — Manila City Hall (via Quiapo) — UST Hospital — UDMC (via Welcome Rotonda, via Quezon Ave.) — Phil. Orthopedic Center (Banawe, via Araneta Ave. — EDSA Quezon Ave. MRT
Route 3:
SM MOA Globe EDSA — EDSA Taft LRT / MRT — Magallanes MRT — Guadalupe MRT — Shaw MRT — Cubao MRT / LRT2 (via Aurora Blvd., via C5 ext.) — QMMC (via C5 / Marcos Highway) — Santolan LRT2 — Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Cainta
Route 4:
EDSA ext. / Macapagal Ave. — EDSA Taft LRT / MRT — Magallanes MRT — Shaw MRT — Cubao MRT / LRT2 — East Ave. Medical Center — Phil. Heart Center — Lung Center of the Phils. (via Quezon Memorial Circle) — VMMC (via EDSA) — Monumento LRT
Route 5:
SM Fairview (via Commonwealth Ave, via Quezon Memorial Circle) — East Ave. Medical Center — Phil. Heart Center — Lung Center of the Phils. (via Agham Road, via Quezon Ave.) — Phil. Orthopedic Center — UDMC (Welcome Rotonda, via España) — UST Hospital — Lawton LRT
Route 6:
Balintawak LRT — Quezon Ave. MRT — GMA – Kamuning MRT — Cubao MRT — Santolan–Annapolis MRT — Ortigas MRT — EDSA cor. Kalayaan Ave. — Ayala MRT — Magallanes MRT — Heritage Hotel EDSA ext.
At 11:30 a.m., the shuttle service starts at the endpoints of each route.
Robredo said health workers only have to present a valid identification card from the hospitals they are working in to be able to avail of the shuttle service.
Before boarding the vehicles, passengers will have to take a temperature check, will have to disinfect their hands with alcohol, and sign a logbook, said the Vice President.
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Social distancing measures will also be observed inside the shuttles, she added.