Tag: commute

Gov’t to add six bus routes to help commuters in Metro Manila

(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board is set to add six bus routes to help commuters traveling within Metro Manila. According to the LTFRB, the following are the new routes to be added on Friday, June 5: Route 1: Monumento – Balagtas, Bulacan Route 17: EDSA – Montalban, Rizal Route 18: NAIA Loop The following city bus routes, on the other hand, will be launched on Monday, June 8: Route 3: Monumento – […]

Tugade takes public transportation unannounced

(Eagle News)–Transportation Secretary Art Tugade recently took public transportation and made unannounced visits in various terminals and offices. Grab driver Sherwin Balolong said in a Facebook post on Friday, Nov. 1, that Tugade was his passenger the day before. His post was accompanied by a picture of himself inside the vehicle, with Tugade and two others seated at the back. According to Balolong, Tugade’s group told him they took the bus from Alabang to Makati […]

Panelo admits it took long before he got rides but maintains there is no “mass transit crisis”

(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Friday, Oct. 11, admitted it took long before he got rides during his commute to the Palace, but maintained there was no “mass transit paralysis.” In an interview over radio dzbb during his commute, Panelo said  it took him five, 10, and 20 to 35 minutes, respectively, before he could ride one of each of the three different jeepneys he took. “Matagal ako bago nakasakay kasi puno eh, palaging […]

Panelo to commute to Palace on Friday, Oct. 11; No media coverage, bodyguards allowed, he says

(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Thursday, Oct. 10, said he would commute to the Palace the following day, but said media coverage would not be allowed. Panelo, who issued the statement after accepting the challenge of leftist group Bayan for him to take public transportation, added he would also have no bodyguards during the commute which would see him use a jeepney and the Light Rail Transit. Bayan’s secretary-general Renato Reyes issued the challenge […]

House solon files bill requiring public officials to commute once a month

(Eagle News) — A young congressman has filed a bill requiring public officials to commute to and from work at least once every month so they can “empathize with the riding public,” among others. Under House Bill 6195 filed by Aangat Tayo Partylist Rep. Neil Abayon  “elected and appointed public officials and civil servants in national and local government offices with the rank of (or equivalent to) division chief to department secretary” are enjoined to […]