Gov’t allows operation of provincial buses in point-to-point routes

Provincial buses in point-to-point routes may resume operations, Malacañang announced on Tuesday. 

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the operations must be approved by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the local government unit of destination, including their stop-over/transit terminals, citing the resolution of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF). 

“Point-to-point provincial buses shall be allowed unhampered passage through the different LGUs en route to the LGU of destination,” the IATF said. 

The IATF directed the LTFRB to craft the necessary operational guidelines.

The Department of Transportation said early this month that it would not limit public transport operations during the holiday season. —KG, GMA News