LTFRB allows standing passengers in PUVs in areas under Alert Level 1

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Commuters lined up at an EDSA bus carousel terminal along Monumento in Caloocan City on Tuesday morning (June 7, 2022). Some motorists also opted to take public transportation following the recent round of fuel increases.

The STAR / Walter Bollozos

 

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board announced Monday it would allow standing passengers inside some Public Utility Vehicles in areas under Alert Level 1 once more.

 

According to LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. 2022-070 sent to reporters Monday afternoon, only Public Utility Buses and Modern Public Utility Jeepneys Class 2 will be allowed to have standing passengers.

 

The board's circular however outlined that operations will be in accordance with the following conditions:

 

• Low-Entry/Low Floor public utility bus: a maximum of 15 standing passengers will be allowed, one-person apart
• Coach-type public utility bus: a maximum of 10 standing passengers will be allowed, one-person apart
• Modernized public utility jeepney Class 2: a maximum of five standing passengers will be allowed, one-person apart

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/09/26/2212394/ltfrb-allows-standing-passengers-puvs-areas-under-alert-level-1

 

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