Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 5) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Thursday announced the opening of six new routes for passenger buses in Metro Manila and select outlying areas.
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The following routes were approved by the LTFRB through Memorandum Circular No. 2022-083:
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– Antipolo-McKinley Hill via FVR Road, C-5
– Antipolo-McKinley Hill via C-6
– McKinley Hill-Southwoods Mall Transport Terminal
– Ayala-Southwoods Mall Transport Terminal
– Alabang (SST)-Naic via Governor’s Drive
– Cubao-Dasmariñas via Governor’s Drive
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Citing memorandum guidelines, the LTFRB said interested operators who have consolidated operationally and with brand new or Omnibus Franchising Guidelines (OFG) compliant units will be given preference.
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“[I]f the selected qualified operators have no brand new/OFG compliant units, the applicant is given six months to operate non-compliant units, leased or owned, with special permit during the interim period,” it added.
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“The decision to open new bus routes came after extensive monitoring and ground validation, and we saw the need to provide more public land transportation services because of increasing passenger demand,” LTFRB Technical Division head Joel Bolano said.
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LTFRB chief Teofilo Guadiz III appealed for “more patience” from commuters, as the agency will study opening more routes, whether new or existing.
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