Govt arranges free shuttles for health workers, OFWs
Government agencies arranged free shuttle services for health workers and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) following President Rodrigo Duterte's imposition of a total lockdown in Luzon.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) launched 9 routes on Thursday, March 19, to transport health workers in Metro Manila.
Initially, the DOTr deployed 10 buses starting Wednesday morning from two pick-up points: Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange and Bayani Fernando Central Terminal in Marikina City.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles announced that Malacañang would provide transportation for both health workers and outbound OFWs to address issues faced during the first day of the lockdown.
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