Manila Bulletin
DOTR expands free bus ride program for health workers
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has expanded its Free Bus Service for Health Workers Program to 19 routes in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.
As of April 3, the program has provided transportation service to 23,673 health workers, an increase from the previously reported 17,298.
Ninety to 105 bus units are deployed daily, and the service now operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The program aims to ferry medical frontliners to and from their communities and medical establishments.
The DOTr has also extended free bus service to frontline health workers in other regions, issuing 176 special permits to 418 bus units nationwide.
Additionally, the DOTr offers free shuttle services for passengers from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to various destinations, which has been availed by 191 passengers.
Toll operators have also waived toll fees for medical workers in all expressways in Luzon during the enhanced community quarantine.
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