1,333 more traditional PUJs to operate in Metro Manila on August 26

August 24, 2020

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will add more 1,333 traditional public utility jeepneys in 23 Metro Manila routes on Wednesday.

These traditional public utility jeeps will ply the routes on Memorandum Circular 2020-040 without special permit.

In exchange, the operator will receive a QR code before it can ply a route. These QR Codes should be printed on short bond paper and should be displayed in the jeepney.

The QR code can be downloaded on the website of LTFRB (www.ltfrb.gov.ph) starting the afternoon of August 25.

LTFRB is reminding operators that fares should not be increased unless it says so.

The present fare is P9.00 for four kilometers and P1.50 in the next kilometer for traditional public utility jeepneys.

The traditional public utility jeepneys should be registered as road worthy at the  Land Transportation Office (LTO) and have  valid Personal Passenger Insurance Policy.

Among the requirements to operate traditional public utility jeepneys is following safety measures according to the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) like measuring body temperature, wearing face masks and shields and gloves at all times and only 50 percent of passenger capacity.

These are the following routes based on LTFRB Memorandum Circular 2020-040

T132 Napocor Village/NIA Ville - SM North EDSA T133 NAPOCOR/NIA Ville - Mindanao Ave. Congressional T134 Bagbaguin - Malinta T234 Katipunan - Marcos Ave./University Ave. via UP T369 Libertad - PRC T370 Santol - Pina Ave. via Buenos Aires T371 Blumentritt - Divisoria T372 Blumentritt - Libertad via Sta. Cruz, L. Guinto T373 Libertad - Retiro via Mabini, Sta. Cruz, L Guinto T374 España - Rizal Ave. via Blumenttrit T375 Blumentritt - Retiro T376 Arroceros - Blumentritt via Dimasalang T377 Ayala - P. Burgos/J.P. Rizal T378 Baclaran - Blumentritt via Mabini, Sta. Cruz T379 Baclaran - Blumentritt via Quiapo/Mabini T380 Dapitan - Pier South T381 Divisoria - Libertad via L. Guinto T382 Divisoria - Libertad via Mabini T383 Divisoria - TM Kalaw via Jones Bridge T384 España - Project 2&3 via Timog Ave. T385 Project 4 - TM Kalaw via Cubao, E. Rodriguez T386 Pier South - Retiro via Sta. Cruz T405 Multinational Village - Gate along Imelda Ave.

Once these routes are operational, these are the total routes opened by the LTFRB along with the number of authorized units when general community quarantine was imposed in Metro Manila:

Public Utility Bus (PUB) – 31 routes; 3,696 units Point-to-Point Bus – 33 routes; 364 units Taxi - 20,493 Transport Network Vehicles Services (TNVS) - 23,776 UV Express – 51 routes; 1,621 units Modern Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ) – 45 routes; 786 units Traditional Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ) – 149 routes; 13,776 units

The IATF-EIF is reminding commuters social distancing protocols will be strictly implemented and that they cannot ride if they are not wearing face masks and face shield on public transport.