(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has opened additional 44 routes for public utility jeepneys.
The LTFRB also allowed 4,820 more PUJs on Metro Manila streets, based on Memorandum Circular 2020-058 released on Saturday.
Below are the routes and number of public utility vehicles now authorized to ply them starting June 1:
1. TRADITIONAL PUBLIC UTILITY JEEPNEY (PUJ)
No. of routes opened: 302
No. of authorized units: 27,016
2. MODERN PUBLIC UTILITY JEEPNEY (PUJ)
No. of routes opened: 48
No. of authorized units: 845
3. PUBLIC UTILITY BUS (PUB)
No. of routes: 34
No. of authorized units: 4,016
4. POINT-TO-POINT BUS (P2P)
No. of routes opened: 34
No. of authorized units: 387
5. UV EXPRESS
No. of routes opened: 76
No. of authorized units: 3,263
6. TAXI
No. of authorized units: 20,927
7. TRANSPORT NETWORK VEHICLES SERVICES (TNVS)
No. of authorized units: 24,356
8. PROVINCIAL PUBLIC UTILITY BUS (PUB)
No. of routes opened: 12
No. of authorized units: 286
9. MODERN UV Express
No. of routes opened: 2
No. of authorized units: 40
The LTFRB has given the assurance it would continue to open routes to cater to the needs of passengers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
