DOTr, PCG, PPA deploy buses, trucks for stranded commuters
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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) deployed buses and trucks in parts of Metro Manila on Tuesday to assist passengers who still needed to travel amid rains and flooding caused by the southwest monsoon, locally known as habagat.
In a Facebook advisory on Tuesday, the DOTr said the deployment of buses and trucks would run from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
“Buses and trucks will pick up passengers along the Quiapo–Angono, Quiapo–Fairview, Lawton–Alabang, and Philcoa–Fairview routes,” the DOTr said.
READ: Crising, ‘habagat’ affected over 367,000 families – DSWD
The following are the designated route stops for the free bus and truck rides on Tuesday:
Quiapo to Fairview
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Quiapo
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Lerma
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Morayta (Nicanor Reyes)
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España
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Lacson
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UST (University of Santo Tomas)
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Welcome Rotonda
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Quezon Avenue
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Eton Centris
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Quezon City Hall
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Philcoa
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UP Diliman
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Tandang Sora
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Visayas Avenue
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Balara
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Katipunan Avenue (near CW)
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Commonwealth Market
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Litex
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Ever Gotesco
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Sandiganbayan
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Batasan
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IBP Road
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Payatas
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Fairview Center Mall
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SM Fairview
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Lagro
Philcoa to Fairview
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Philcoa
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UP Diliman
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Tandang Sora
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Visayas Avenue
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Balara
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Katipunan Avenue (near CW)
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Commonwealth Market
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Litex
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Ever Gotesco
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Sandiganbayan
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Batasan
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IBP Road
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Payatas
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Fairview Center Mall
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SM Fairview
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Lagro
Quapo to Angono
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Quiapo
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Mendiola
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Bustillos
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Pureza
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Altura
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V Mapa
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Agora
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Granada
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Santolan
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Madison
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Greenhills
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Galleria
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Meralco
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Foundation
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IPI
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Rosario
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De Castro
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SM East Ortigas
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Junction
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Brookside
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Valleygolf
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Singer
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Tikling
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Taytay Palengke
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Taytay Terminal
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Muzon
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Baytown
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Angono
Lawton to Alabang
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Plaza Lawton
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Taft Avenue
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Quirino Avenue
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Osmeña Highway
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Buendia Avenue
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U-turn at World Trade Center
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Roxas Boulevard
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Seaside Drive
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Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard
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PITx
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Seaside Drive
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Buendia Avenue
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Osmeña Highway
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SLEX
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Alabang Exit
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Manila South Road
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Note:
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Alabang
The DOTr, PCG, and PPA also deployed buses and trucks on Monday in response to the heavy rains brought by the habagat.
READ: 1 of 2 LPAs inside PAR may develop into cyclone by July 23
Meanwhile, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its 5 a.m. weather forecast that one of the two low-pressure areas (LPAs) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility may develop into a tropical depression by Wednesday, July 23.
Pagasa also said the trough of the other LPA, along with the southwest monsoon, is bringing rain to various parts of the country./mcm
