Greater Manila is already under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), and as expected, there have been concerns regarding the availability of public transport especially for essential workers.
To help address the situation, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is rolling out free rides for authorized persons outside of residence (APORs) through the agency’s service contracting program.
There will be 44 modern jeepney routes covering Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal to provide free rides to APORs until April 4, 2021. Participating modern PUVs in these areas will be marked accordingly.
To avail of the free rides, APORs need only present their IDs. For the full list of APORs, you can check out the LTFRB’s official link. And for the complete list of available routes, read on below. Meanwhile, if you want to read about the current ECQ guidelines on public transport, click these blue words.
Modern PUV routes offering free rides for APORs:
- Novaliches – Malinta via Paso de Blas
- Bagumbayan Taguig – Pasig via San Joaquin
- Fort Bonifacio Gate 3 – Guadalupe, Market Market (ABC)
- Pandacan – L. Guinto
- Quezon Avenue – LRT 5th Avenue Station
- Cubao (Diamond) – Roces Super Palengke
- EDSA Buendia – Mandaluyong City Hall via Jupiter
- Divisoria – Gasak via H. Lopez
- Punta – Quiapo via Sta Mesa
- Boni Pinatubo – Stop & Shop
- Boni (Robinson's Complex) – Kalentong/JRC
- Nichols – Vito Cruz
- Filinvest City Loop
- Alabang Town Center (ATC) – Ayala Alabang Village
- Vito Cruz Taft Avenue – PITX Loop
- Bagong Silang – SM Fairview
- Malanday – Divisoria via M. H. Del Pilar
- Eastwood, Libis – Capitol Commons
- Gasak – Recto via Dagat-dagatan
- PITX – Lawton
- Alabang – Zapote
- PITX – Nichols
- PITX – SM Southmall
- QMC Loop
- Cubao – Sta Lucia (Pasig)
- Rosario Junction – San Juan via Pinaglabanan, Ortigas
- Rodriguez – BFCT
- Blumentritt, Manila – Sta Quiteria, Caloocan
- Guadalupe, Makati – FTI, Taguig via JP Rizal Ext.
- Alabang, Muntinlupa – Buencamino, Muntinlupa
- Alabang, Muntinlupa – Tunasan
- Litex, Quezon City – Rodriguez, Rizal
- Palmera, San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan – Novaliches, Quezon City
- Parang-Cubao (Cubao – Silangan, San Mateo, Rizal)
- Munoz – Quiapo
- Alabang – Calamba via SLEX
- Balingasa, Balintawak – Muzon, San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan
- Diego Cera Avenue, Las Pinas – Merville
- Rodriguez (Sub-Urban) – SM North EDSA
- Muzon Central Terminal, SJDM – Novaliches, Quirino Hwy
- Baclaran – NAIA/Baltao
- SSS Village – Cubao via Aurora
- Malanday – Sta Cruz. via Huertas Oroqueta
- Malanday – Pier South via McArthur Highway
