OVP expands free shuttle for health workers

The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has expanded its free shuttle service for health workers and frontliners to help them navigate Metro Manila during the enhanced community quarantine.

A new route has been added to the OVP's service, starting from SM Masinag in Antipolo and ending at Taft Avenue corner United Nations Avenue in Manila.

The OVP's initiative complements the expanded free shuttle services provided by the Department of Transportation (DOTr).

The DOTr has increased its free bus service program for frontline health workers to 18 routes, from the three routes initially launched on March 18.

Around 80 buses are now deployed daily at specific hours to ferry health workers to their designated hospitals along these routes.

The DOTr's free bus service is available not only for doctors and nurses but also for other hospital staff, including administrative personnel, utility workers, security officers, and pharmacists.

This initiative is a cooperation between the DOTr and various government agencies, as well as partnerships with private bus companies.