The Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced on Wednesday the routes of buses deployed to ferry frontline health workers amid the implementation of the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine.
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said the department’s road sector agencies were directed to deploy free bus service to transport health workers for free after the government suspended all public transport operations in Luzon while the island is under quarantine to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Ten buses were initially deployed beginning Wednesday morning to serve health workers at two pick-up points set at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), and at the BFCT East Metro Transport Terminal in Marikina City.
According to the DOTr, health workers will be transported to their designated hospitals on the following routes:
Route 1: (PITX to Quezon City General Hospital via Makati/Pasig)
PITX
Makati Medical Center
St. Lukes Medical Center – BGC
Rizal Medical Center
The Medical City – Ortigas
East Avenue Medical Center
Philippine Heart Center
Lung Center of the Philippines
Quezon City General Hospital
Route 2: (PITX to San Lazaro / Chinese General Hospital via Manila/Taft)
PITX
Pasay City General Hospital
Adventist Medical Center Manila
Philippine General Hospital
Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center
Manila Doctors Hospital
University of Sto. Tomas Hospital
San Lazaro Hospital
Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center
Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center
Route 3: (BFCT – San Lazaro Hospital via East Ave/E. Rodriguez)
BFCT
Quirino Memorial Medical Center
East Avenue Medical Center
Philippine Heart Center
Lung Center of the Philippines
Providence Hospital
Capitol Medical Center
St. Lukes Medical Center – East Ave.
University of Sto. Tomas Hospital
San Lazaro Hospital
DOTr said these routes are still subject to change depending on the data and requests coming from the Department of Health (DoH).
The bus service will also comply with the containment protocols of health authorities such as the implementation of social distancing, body temperature checks, and regular disinfecting of vehicles.
“We are racing against time to contain this deadly virus. So this initiative will truly help our frontliners do their jobs as they are the ones who are strenuously and heroically holding the line to keep our country safe,” Tugade said in a statement. (Alexandria San Juan)