MMDA launches Pasig ferry mobile app
A mobile application showing the scheduled trips of the Pasig River Ferry System will be available next week.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that it would be launching the mobile app on Tuesday to allow passengers to view the daily schedule of the ferry system.
According to the agency, this will benefit ferry boat riders as well as others who want to try the alternate mode of transport since they can simply check the schedule on their Android
and iOS devices.
“With the app, commuters can now check the estimated time of arrival and departure of the ferries at the 12 stations along the Pasig River,” said MMDA Chair Emerson Carlos.
The MMDA said passengers would also be able to view the ferry routes, fares, vessel photos and related feeds from the agency’s social media accounts.
The app will also inform the rider of the nearest ferry station as well as other public advisories from the MMDA.
According to Carlos, the agency tapped Rising Tide Developers to come up with the Pasig Ferry River application to encourage more people to patronize the alternate mode of transportation.
Last week, the MMDA reported that the daily ridership of the Pasig Ferry system increased to 500 passengers from around 100 in previous months.
MMDA Pasig Ferry head Rod Tuason said more and more people were patronizing the ferry boats over buses and other modes of transport since it takes them just 45 minutes—compared to the usual two hours—to reach Manila from Pasig City.
The agency has long encouraged the public to patronize the Pasig Ferry System and help ease heavy traffic on Edsa, J.P. Rizal in Makati City, and even on roads leading to Intramuros, Manila, since traffic on Osmeña Highway has become heavier with work underway on the Skyway Stage 3.
The MMDA currently runs 16 boats in 12 stations in Metro Manila, including Pinagbuhatan, Maybunga and San Joaquin in Pasig City; Guadalupe and Valenzuela in Makati City; Hulo in Mandaluyong; and PUP Sta. Mesa, Sta. Ana, Lambingan, Lawton, Escolta and Plaza Mexico in Manila.
