Here Are the Current, Future Routes of DOTr's Modernized Jeepneys

If you're curious as to where you can find the modernized jeepneys that have been deployed by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) recently as part of its Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), as well as where you'll find them soon, a list has been provided to the media by I-ACT (Inter-Agency Council for Traffic) spokesperson and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) member Atty. Aileen Lizada.

Currently, there are four routes served by the modern jeepneys. These are:

1. Parañaque Intergrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) to Vito Cruz;
2. PITX to LRT-Buendia;
3. Bagumbayan, Taguig to Pasig via San Joaquin; and
4. Guadalupe (ABC) to Fort Bonifacio Gate 3

The first two routes were inaugurated on June 19 and are operated by the Senate Employees Transport Service Cooperative (SETSCO) while the last two were only inaugurated on July 19 and are operated by the Transport Service and Multi-Purpose (TSMC) and the Taguig Transport Service Cooperative (TSC), respectively.

The future routes that both the DOTr and the LTFRB plan to be in operation before the end of the year are:

1. Capitol Commons to Eastwood;
2. PITX to Lawton via Anda Circle;
3. Buendia-Jupiter to Mandaluyong City Hall; and
4. Quezon City Hall to Manila City Hall

As for the fare for the modernized jeepneys, it has been set at PHP10 for the first four kilometers and PHP2 for every succeeding kilometer.