DILG Secretary Año Favors More PUVs Over Eased Social Distancing DILG – DILG Secretary Año recently said that he favors more public utility vehicles (PUVs) over the ease of social distancing measures. The Interior secretary, who is also the vice chairman of the National Task Force against COVID-19, said that he still wants to abide […]

Social Distancing In Public Transportation To Be Reduced On Monday SOCIAL DISTANCING – The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) recently approved the reduction of social distancing on public transportation. In exchange the number of passengers in public transportation are expected to increase starting Monday, according to PhilStar. This was confirmed by the […]

Metro Manila Subway Project will Give Nearly 60,000 Job Opportunity Thousands of job opportunities are expected to be created and given to jobless people at the start of the Metro Manila Subway Project. Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade has announced this good news in the face of the large number of workers who […]

DOTr Shares How To Make DIY Face Shield FACE SHIELD – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) shared an instructional video on how to make a DIY (do it yourself) face shield. The government and health officials urged the public to wear face masks and face shields to protect themselves against COVID-19. These protective devices should […]

Frontliners Can Use Google Maps to Locate Routes and Schedules of Free Shuttles Google Maps has added new features on the application that can help frontliners locate the routes and schedules of free shuttle services. As the Metro Manila has been placed again under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ), public transportation was also limited. Frontliner […]

DOTr Clarifies Face Shield Rule Implementation DOTR – The Department of Transportation made a clarification on the mandatory face shield rule starting August 15. In the past few days, the Department of Health (DOH) records at least 3,000 cases of COVID-19 daily. It called for the authorities to exert all ways possible to curb the […]

Commuters Required to Wear Face Shields Starting August 15, DOTr Says The Department of Transportation requires the commuters to wear face shields in all public transportation starting August 15, 2020. The Transportation Department issued the Memorandum Circular No. 2020-014 announcing that wearing of face shields for passenger using public transportation vehicles is now mandatory. The […]

MRT, LRT, PNR Halt Operations Starting August 4 MRT, LRT, PNR – Metro Rail Transit (MRT-3), Light Rail Transit 1, and LRT-2 will halt its operation following the reimposition of ‘modified enhanced community quarantine’ (MECQ). President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and COVID-19 task force assembled an emergency meeting on Sunday, August 2 after coronavirus cases spike […]

Public Transportation to be Limited Under MECQ Starting August 4, 2020, DOTr Says The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said that public transportation will be limited under MECQ starting August 4, 2020. President Rodrigo Duterte announced that the National Capital Region (NCR), Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, and Laguna will revert to modified enhanced community quarantine starting Tuesday […]

LTO Issues Show Cause Order to Driver, Bus Firm for Over Speeding and Hitting Barrier Land Transportation Office (LTO) issues a show cause order for the bus firm for over speeding on the bus lane and damaging concrete barriers. Another city bus operator has been placed under a 90-day preventive suspension by the LTO. This […]