Heads Up, Commuters: Here Are the Modern Jeepney Routes Plying the Roads Starting Today

For those of you who need to go to work but have to take public transportation, here's good news: 308 modern jeepneys will hit the road again beginning today, June 22, as confirmed by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board via its Memorandum Circular No. 2020-023, released on June 19. The 308 units will cover 15 routes in Metro Manila. 

In addition, more routes will be opened within the week—nine on June 24 and 10 on June 26—to serve other parts of Metro Manila that are adjacent to provinces.

"The resumption of PUJ operations in 15 routes in Metro Manila is part of our calibrated response to restore mass transportation in Metro Manila and in the adjacent provinces as we transition into new normal, taking into consideration the strict health protocols being enforced to prevent the spread of COVID-19," said Martin Delgra III, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) chairman.

Check out all the modern jeepney routes below:

Modern jeepney routes opening on June 22:

1. Novaliches - Malinta (via Paso de Blas)
2. Bagumbayan, Taguig City- Pasig City (via San Joaquin)
3. Fort Bonifacio Gate 3 - Guadalupe, Market Market (ABC) loop service
4. Pandacan - Leon Guinto Street
5. Quezon Avenue - Light Rail Transit System Line 1 5th Avenue Station
6. Cubao (Diamond) - Roces Super Palengke
7. EDSA Buendia - Mandaluyong City Hall (via Jupiter Street, Rockwell)
8. Divisoria - Gasak (via H. Lopez Boulevard)
9. Punta - Quiapo (via Santa Ana)
10. Boni Pinatubo - Stop and Shop, vice versa
11. Boni Robinsons Complex - Kalentong/JRC, vice versa
12. Nichols - Vito Cruz
13. Filinvest City loop service
14. Alabang Town Center - Ayala Alabang Village loop service
15. Vito Cruz Taft Avenue - PITX loop service

Modern jeepney routes opening on June 24:

1. Bagong Silang - SM Fairview
2. Malanday - Divisoria (via M.H. del Pilar Street)
3. Parang, Marikina City - Cubao
4. Eastwood, Libis - Capitol Commons
5. Gasak - Recto (via Dagat-Dagatan Avenue)
6. PITX - Lawton
7. Alabang - Zapote
8. PITX - Nichols
9. PITX - SM Southmall

Modern jeepney routes opening on June 26:

1. Quirino Highway - UP Town Center
2. SM Fairview - Commonwealth via Regalado Avenue
3. Quezon Memorial Circle Loop
4. Tikling - Binangonan
5. Antipolo - Pasig City (via East Bank Road)
6. Rosario - Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City
7. West Aveune - P. Noval (via Del Monte Avenue)
8. Biñan - Balibago (via Manila South Road)
9. Tramo - Sucat
10. San Isidro - Congressional Junction Dasmariñas

Both air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned modern jeepneys have a base fare of P11 for the first four kilometers. Each succeeding kilometer will add P1.50 for non-air-conditioned units and P1.80 for air-conditioned ones. 

Other requirements for modern jeepneys that will operate along the said routes are valid personal passenger insurance policies, and either a global navigation satellite system or a global positioning system for proper monitoring of movement.

Meanwhile, here are the health and sanitary requirements that modern jeepney operators, drivers, and passengers must follow to prevent the spread of COVID-19:

1. Cashless payments must be utilized, with the memorandum circular stating that "jeepney operators and drivers must make sure that commuters can make use of their mobile apps or contactless smart cards to pay for fares."
2. Everyone on board—drivers, conductors, and passengers—must wear face masks at all times. A disinfecting foot bath must be provided for the use of passengers before boarding.
3. The passenger load must not exceed 50% of the unit's seating capacity (excluding the driver and conductor). Passengers must be at least one seat apart, with seats to be occupied properly marked in the vehicle. No standing passengers will be allowed.
4. Jeepney operators who wish to maximize the 50% allowed passenger capacity must install impermeable barriers to isolate the driver's compartment and to separate rows of seats that are less than one meter apart.

Operators and drivers who fail to comply with any of these requirements will be subject to fines/penalties, and/or the cancellation or suspension of their certificate of public convenience or provisional authority under Joint Administrative Circular No. 2014-001.