Based on this, the 39 existing bus routes under the rationalized bus routes program were modified to include 32 pre-pandemic bus routes and retain rationalized bus routes that "were found to be responsive to passenger demand". 67 series of 2022 on Augthe reopening of many pre-pandemic route franchises for public buses, jeepneys, and the UV Express.
Furthermore, in anticipation of increased passenger volume due to the return of full onsite classes and onsite work, the LTFRB announced through LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. ĭue to the further easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the LTFRB noted that the rationalized bus routes were "not responsive to the existing demand of passengers". On August 17, 2020, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board added four more city bus routes. On July 1, the EDSA Carousel line (Route E) started its interim operations with a total of fifteen stops in dedicated bus lanes completed by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. The program was a follow through of the 2017 Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program and coincided with the government's gradual and calibrated resumption of Manila's public transport following more than two months under coronavirus restrictions. In June 2020, the Department of Transportation launched the Metro Manila Bus Rationalization Program in a complete overhaul of Manila's bus transport network. The oversupply of public utility vehicles as well as redundant and overlapping transport routes have also led to severe road congestions. This extremely deregulated public transport environment has made managing public transport services a challenge for the government for many years. Prior to the 2020 Philippine coronavirus lockdowns, the region had more than 900 public transport routes operated by 830 bus franchises and more than 43,000 jeepney franchises competing with each other. The EDSA Busway services Route E along Metro Manila's main thoroughfare.Īll local or city bus services in Metro Manila are contracted out to private firms.
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