After allowing UV Express vehicles back on the road again, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has now released the specific guidelines for the resumption of operations of traditional jeepneys in Metro Manila under general community quarantine (GCQ).
According to LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. 2020-026, public utility jeepneys (PUJ) that ply certain routes may be allowed to resume operations on July 3 with no special permits necessary. The only requirements are that the PUJ must be currently registered roadworthy with the LTFRB, and must have a valid personal passenger insurance policy. The agency will then issue specific QR codes that must be printed and displayed on the qualified vehicles. Operators may download these codes via the LTFRB website.
The LTFRB has also clarified that no fare adjustments shall be applied without prior approval, so the existing fare of P9 for the first 4km and P1.50 for each succeeding kilometer must be followed. Operators and drivers must also comply with the safety guidelines that the government has laid down particularly for PUV operations, which you can read here.
In addition, PUJ drivers must distribute ‘Passenger Contact Forms’ and have these accomplished by their passengers prior to alighting the vehicle. A drop box inside the vehicle must be provided for collection purposes, and operators must collate and file these forms as needed. The data collected will be used to facilitate contact tracing, a system that we first heard of several weeks back.
Full list of traditional jeepney routes to be reopened on July 3:
- T102 Camarin—Novaliches
- T103 Karuhatan—Ugong
- T104 Malabon—Monumento via Letre
- T105 Malabon (TP)—Navotas (TP)
- T107 Monumento—Navotas via Letre
- T205 Cubao—Project 4 via J.P. Rizal
- T206 Cubao—San Juan via N. Domingo
- T208 IBP Road—Lupang Pangako via Gravel Pit Road
- T209 Marikina—Pasig
- T210 Pantranco—Project 2 and 3 via Kamuning
- T211 Project 2 and 3—Q Mart
- T212 Sucat-Highway—Bagumbayan
- T213 Ayala—Pateros via J.P. Rizal
- T215 Marikina—Pateros via Pasig
- T301 A. Bonifacio—A. Mabini via 10th Ave
- T302 A. Bonifacio—D. Tuazon/E. Rodriguez Avenue
- T303 A. Rivera—Raon via Severino Reyes
- T305 Ayala—Mantrade via Pasong Tamo
- T306 Ayala—Washington
- T309 Balic-Balic—Quiapo via Lepanto
- T310 Balic-Balic—Bustillos via G. Tuazon
- T311 Balic-Balic—Espana/M. Dela Fuente
- T312 Balintawak—Frisco
- T313 Balut—Blumentritt
- T314 Blumentritt—North Harbor via Divisoria
- T316 Boni—Kalentong/JRC via Boni Avenue
- T317 Dian—Libertad
- T318 Divisoria—Gastambide via Morayta
- T320 Divisoria—Pier North via Plaza Moriones
- T321 Divisoria—Quiapo via Evangelista
- T322 Evangelista—Libertad
- T323 Divisoria—Velasquez
- T324 Guadalupe Market—L. Guinto via Pasig Line
- T326 L. Guinto—Sta. Ana
- T327 Herbosa/Pritil—P. Guevarra via Tayuman
- T328 Kalentong/JRC—P. Victorino via P. Cruz
- T330 Divisoria—Sta. Cruz via San Nicolas
- T331 Kayamanan C—PRC via Pasong Tamo
- T332 L. Guinto—Zobel Roxas via Paco
- T333 Lardizabal—Rizal Avenue via M. Dela Fuente
- T334 Lealtad—Quiapo (Barbosa) via Lepanto
- T335 Kalentong/JRC—Libertad (Mandaluyong) Nueve de Pebrero
- T336 Kalentong/JRC—Namayan via Vergara
- T338 North Harbor—Quiapo via Evangelista
- T340 P. Faura—San Andres
- T343 Quezon Avenue—Santa Mesa Market via Araneta Avenue
- T344 Crame—San Juan via Pinaglabanan
- T401 Alabang—Sucat via M.L. Quezon
- T402 Soldiers Hill (Phase IV)—Talon via Alvarez
You can also read the agency’s official announcement below, and tell us what you think in the comments afterwards.
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