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MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is to open a new passenger terminal for the Pasig River ferry service this Friday.
MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said the agency, in coordination with the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission, has completed repairs on the old Sta. Ana station in Manila.
“With the opening of the Sta. Ana station, we will be expanding our routes to service more passengers,” Tolentino said in a press statement
The Sta. Ana station is an addition to five terminals opened for the revival of the Pasig ferry service—Guadalupe, Makati City; Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City; Escolta, PUP Sta. Mesa and Plaza Mexico in Manila.
Tolentino noted that the Sta. Ana terminal, located on the southeast bank of the Pasig, will benefit passengers going to and from Manila, particularly Paco, Pandacan, and San Andres.
It is also near the villages of Old Zaniga and Vergara in Mandaluyong City and Carmona, Kasilawan, and Tejeros in Makati City, among others.
The old Parish of Our Lady of the Abandoned of Santa Ana church is also located near the Sta. Ana terminal.
Since its revival last April, the Pasig ferry system has extended operating hours to accommodate more passengers, especially students going back to school.
The ferry service operates from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
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