MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) through the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has opened additional 44 routes of the traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJ) on Tuesday (October 13).
Aside from this, the agency also allowed 4,820 PUJ units to ply routes in Metro Manila as stated in the Memorandum Circular 2020-058 dated Saturday (October 10).
Overall, a total of 27,016 traditional PUJs are now operating on 302 routes across Metro Manila since the government opened transportation with the implementation of General Community Quarantine (GCQ).
The agency said it is working on opening more routes for PUVs to address the need for mass transport as business further reopen.
This was after public transport capacity was limited amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) unit breakdown in Metro Manila since operation started on June 1, 2020:
Traditional Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ)
- No. of routes opened: 302
- No. of authorized units: 27,016
Modern Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ)
- No. of routes opened: 48
- No. of authorized units: 845
Public Utility Buses (PUB)
- No. of routes: 34
- No. of authorized units: 4,016
Point-to-point buses (P2P)
- No. of routes opened: 34
- No. of authorized units: 387
UV Express
- No. of routes opened: 76
- No. of authorized units: 3,263
Taxi
- No. of authorized units: 20,927
Transport Network Vehicles Services (TNVS)
- No. of authorized units: 24,356
Provincial Public Utility Bus (PUB)
- No. of routes opened: 12
- No. of authorized units: 286
Modern UV Express
- No. of routes opened: 2
- No. of authorized units: 40
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