Express buses start plying Alabang-Makati City route

THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has launched a third point-to-point bus service in Metro Manila—this time from Alabang in Muntinlupa City to Makati City and vice versa.

In a joint statement Monday with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, the DOTC said the move was part of the modernization of the public utility bus system.

“Residents from southern Metro Manila and parts of Cavite will now have a more convenient transportation option that will provide them significant travel time savings and enhanced passenger experience when traveling to the central business district,” Transportation Secretary Joseph Abaya said.

RRCG Transport, the bus operator plying the new route, will have pick-up points at the Alabang Town Center in Alabang and Greenbelt 1 in Makati City, according to the DOTC.

“We hope that other bus operators will also join us in our bid to raise the standards for public transportation by offering higher quality services to commuters,” Abaya said.

The point-to-point bus routes currently operating are Trinoma-Makati offered by Froehlich Tours and Ortigas-Makati plied by HM Transport.

Another route will be available this week—North EDSA to Ortigas and vice versa, the DOTC said.

“More services will be launched in the coming weeks once the operators acquire new buses for the Alabang-Ortigas and Fairview-Makati routes,” it added. Miguel R. Camus