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LTFRB will grant permits to point-to-point buses

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The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board on Friday said it would be issuing special permits for premium bus services in three routes in Metro Manila in time for holiday  season. 

The Board will be issuing special permits to applicants to operate interim point-to-point bus services in the following three routes, namely Trinoma to Park Square, Ayala Center; SM North Edsa to Glorietta 5, Ayala Center and SM Megamall to Park Square, Ayala Center

The LTFRB will issue special permits to operate the bus services starting  Dec.  5, 2015  until Jan. 6, 2016.

“As part of our mission to formulate, implement and enforce rules and regulations on land transportation and public utilities, the Board has decided to provide high capacity premium bus services for the riding public in Metro Manila during the holiday season,” LTFRB chairman Winston Ginez said.

Ginez added that through these non-stop bus services, the Board is encouraging private car owners to use the premium bus service to help reduce the number of cars in the road during the Christmas holiday rush. 

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Bus fares of the non-stop bus services for routes 1 and 2 will be P80.00 while route 3 will be P50.00. The bus operators will be fielding a total of twenty (20) units along the routes.

The Christmas Non-Stop Premium Bus Service will operate daily and can only load and unload at designated off-street areas and may unload their passengers at designated bus stops in Ayala Avenue, Makati.

In accordance with Board Resolution No. 13, series 2015, the Christmas Non-Stop Premium bus service should be 11 meters in length and not more than two years of age, with maximum of four seats per row and with clean appearance.

The special bus permits were issued by the Board to the bus companies after they successfully applied for the Board’s invitation to operate the non-stop Point-to-Point Bus Services pursuant to Department of Transportation and Communications’ Department Order No. 2015-018 with the subject ‘Premium Point-to-Point Bus Services for Greater Manila’

Under the DO, the Board is authorized to invite and process applications for special permits to introduce interim point-to-point bus services prior to the operationalization of the Premium Point-to-Point services with the specified unit features and operating procedures.

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