The House transportation committee is pushing to open all jeepney routes in Metro Manila so that jeepney drivers, who were out of work during strict quarantine protocols, could go back to the roads. | DYGalvezINQ
Her motion was adopted by the committee after it was seconded by Quezon City Rep. Precious Hipolito.
At present, only 66 routes for jeepneys are open in Metro Manila, according to Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board chief Martin Delgra, while 35 routes for modernized jeepneys are already opened.The agency is also set to open a new set of routes by Friday, July 31, he said.Delgra also explained that the government is principally considering the public health crisis brought about by COVID-19 hence it is gradually reopening jeepney routes in Metro Manila.
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