3 more city bus routes to be opened on June 19 — LTFRB
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Thursday said three more bus routes will be added to accommodate more commuters traveling to their workplaces.
In a Facebook post, the LTFRB said the following bus routes will be opened on Friday, June 19:
Route 19 (North EDSA-BGC)
Route 20 (Monumento-Meycauayan)
Route 22 (Monumento-Angat)
LTFRB said the addition of new routes was in line with the government’s gradual reopening of public transportation during the less stringent general community quarantine in Metro Manila since June 1.
Here are the operational bus routes which were rolled out since the first week of June:
Portion of Route E (EDSA Carousel) *to augment MRT-3/partial operational
Route 1 (Monumento-Balagtas)
Route 2 (Monumento-PITX)
Route 3 (Monumento-Valenzuela Gateway Complex)
Route 4 (North EDSA-FAIRVIEW)
Route 5 (Quezon Avenue-Angat)
Route 6 (Quezon Avenue-EDSA Taft Avenue)
Route 7 (Quezon Avenue-Montalban)
Route 8 (Cubao-Montalban)
Route 9 (Cubao-Antipolo) *to augment LRT-2
Route 11 (Gilmore-Taytay)
Route 12 (Kalentong-Pasig)
Route 13 (Buendia-BGC)
Route 14 (Ayala-Alabang)
Route 15 (Ayala-Biñan)
Route 16 (Ayala Avenue-FTI)
Route 17 (Monumento-EDSA Taft) *to augment LRT-1
Route 18 (PITX-NAIA Loop)
Route 21 (Monumento-San Jose Del Monte)
Route 23 (PITX-Sucat)
Route 24 (PITX-Alabang)
Route 25 (BGC-Alabang)
Route 26 (PITX-Naic)
Route 27 (PITX-Trece Martires)
Route 28 (PITX-Dasmariñas)
Route 29 (PITX-General Mariano Alvarez)
Route 30 (PITX-Cavite City)
LTFRB also reminded operators and drivers of Public Utility Buses (PUBs) to implement health safety protocols such as the wearing face masks, disinfecting vehicles for every trip or every two hours, setting up makeshift shields inside the bus unit made from non-permeable and transparent materials, and to follow passenger seating capacity. (Jim Mendoza, Trainee)