More buses, routes made available to NCR healthcare workers

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Thursday deployed additional buses and  opened new routes to help healthcare workers report for work in Metro Manila while public transportation is suspended during the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.

The DOTr, in a statement, said it will tap an additional 70 buses for the transportation needs of  health workers.

DOTr added that it mapped out seven additional  routes to transport the health workers. Buses will transport passengers at 5:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

Below are the free shuttle routes:

*Pick-up/transfer points

North West Area

Route 1

• Malanday*

• Valenzuela City General Hospital

• Monumento / MCU*

• Tondo General Hospital

• Metropolitan Medical Center

• San Lazaro Hospital

• Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center

• University of Santo Tomas Hospital

• Chinese General Hospital

• United Doctors Medical Center (Welcome Rotonda)*

North West Area

Route 2

• Valenzuela Gateway Complex*

• Quezon City General Hospital

• Balintawak*

• Philippine Orthopedic Hospital

• United Doctors Medical Center (Welcome Rotonda)*

North East Area

Route 3

• Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital (Caloocan)

• SM Fairview*

• Diliman Doctors Hospital

• Veterans Memorial Medical Center

• Lung Center of the Philippines

• National Kidney and Transplant Institute

• Philippine Heart Center

• East Avenue Medical Center

• Philippine Children’s Hospital

• Centris Station (EDSA/Q.Ave)*

East Area

Route 4

• SM City Masinag*

• Marikina Valley Medical Center

• Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center

• BFCT East Metro Transport Terminal*

• Quirino Memorial Medical Center

• Araneta Center Bus Terminal

• Robinsons Galleria*

• The Medical City – Ortigas

East Area

Route 5

• Ortigas Hospital and Healthcare (Cainta)*

• SM City East Ortigas

• Pasig City General Hospital

• The Medical City Ortigas

• Robinsons Galleria*

• VRP Medical Center

• St. Luke’s Medical Center*

• Rizal Medical Center

Central Area

Route 6

• Centris Station (EDSA/Quezon Avenue)*

• Providence Hospital

• Capitol Medical Center

• United Doctors Medical Center (Welcome Rotonda)*

• UERM Memorial Medical Center

• National Children’s Hospital

• De Los Santos Medical Center

• St. Luke’s Medical Center – E. Rodriguez

• MRT-3 Cubao Station*

Central Area

Route 7

• The Medical City – Ortigas*

• Robinsons Galleria*

• Cardinal Santos Medical Center

• Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital

• Santa Ana Hospital

• Makati Medical Center*

South East Area

Route 8

• RITM*

• Asian Hospital and Medical Center

• Muntinlupa City Hospital

• South Station

• SLEX Sucat Exit*

• Bicutan Exit

• Makati Medical Center*

• St. Luke’s Medical Center – BGC*

South West Area

Route 9

• Vista Mall, Daang Hari*

• Perpetual Help Medical Center (Las Pinas)

• Las Piñas General Hospital

• Baclaran Market*

• San Juan de Dios Educational Medical Center

• Pasay City General Hospital

• Adventist Medical Center

• Makati Medical Center*

• Philippine General Hospital

• Manila Doctors Hospital

• United Doctors Medical Center (Welcome Rotonda)*

DOTr said the routes are subjected to change depending on data and requests coming from the Department of Health.

The government placed the entire Luzon under enhanced community quarantine due to the increasing number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases cases which now stands at 202 including 17 fatalities.

GSG