Heads up, commuters!
On Wed, Jun 22, the local government of Pasig City launched a PHP3.3-million bus service that will ferry the public for free within the Ortigas Center. The initial eight 25-seater minibuses are each equipped with four CCTV cameras and a global positioning system to ensure the safety of the passengers.
“Mayor Maribel Eusebio, who led the launch, said that a study of the Pasig City Land Use and Transport has identified the low level of efficiency of the public transportation passing through Ortigas Center as among the problems that the city government must address immediately,” reports Philippine Daily Inquirer.
The project was co-developed with the Ortigas Center Association Inc., Association of Building Managers, the Department of Environment and National Resources (DENR), and the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).
For now, the mini-buses will only operate on weekdays during rush hour — from 6am to 9am; 12noon to 2pm; and 4pm to 7pm. From point to point, the minibuses will have an interval time of 20 to 25 minutes.
The buses will have three routes (as noted in the Inquirer report, unedited):
The Green Route starts from San Miguel Avenue to Exchange Road, Jade Drive, Service Road, J. Vargas, Meralco Avenue, H. Javier Street, Capitol Commons, Shaw Boulevard, Escriva Drive, Goldloop, Escriva Drive, Shaw Boulevard and back to San Miguel Avenue.
The Red Route covers Frontera Verde, J. Vargas Avenue, Meralco Avenue, Ortigas Avenue then back to Frontera Verde. Blue Route will start from Garnet Road to Emerald Avenue, Ortigas Avenue, Meralco Avenue, Exchange Road, Jade Drive, Amethyst Street, Pearl Drive, Goldloop, Escriva Drive, and back to Goldloop, Pearl Drive, Lourdes Street, San Miguel Avenue, and ADB Avenue.
For the Yellow Route, minibuses will travel from Shaw Boulevard to Meralco Avenue, J. Vargas Avenue, Lanuza Avenue, St. Martin Street, H. Javier Street to Oranbo Drive.
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