📋 Tender Overview
PNA file photo by Yancy Lim
MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to implement free rides on the MRT-3 LRT-1 and LRT-2 all day on Nov. 10 and 11 due to the severe weather conditions caused by Super Typhoon Uwan.
Aside from trains the Office of the President (OP) Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) and office of Sen. Erwin Tulfo will also deploy buses to provide free rides to passengers on Monday.
The free ride on buses plying the Quiapo-Fairview Quiapo-Angono Lawton-Alabang Roxas Boulevard-Sucat and Taft-Cubao routes is effective all day. The free ride on buses may be extended until Tuesday depending on the needs of the passengers.
The PPA has also waived RoRo terminal fees for vehicles delivering rescue equipment and relief goods for those affected by the typhoon. This includes government vehicles as well as private vehicles carrying relief goods or rescue equipment for government agencies.
Cargo fees on local airlines are also free for those delivering aid to stricken residents.
Acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez earlier directed the Toll Regulatory Board to make tolls free for vehicles responding to emergency and rescue operations and having to use expressways.
The DOTrs full force is now focused on our countrymen affected by super typhoon Uwan. The President has strictly ordered us to do everything to facilitate the delivery of aid to our countrymen affected by the typhoon so we have mobilized early in all transportation sectors to expedite all government relief and rescue operations Lopez said in a news release.
Food and drinks are also being provided to stranded passengers at ports docks and bus terminals while the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) continues to monitor the situation at airports affected by Uwan.
The CAAP earlier said all flights in airports affected by Uwan have been cancelled or diverted.
Meanwhile the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has readied patrol cars from various regions for deployment to help in relief operations.
LTO chief Markus Lacanilao said the LTO patrol cars are ready to escort trucks carrying relief goods to ensure the fast and safe arrival of basic necessities to the affected communities.
“We are ready to deploy our vehicles and personnel to help mitigate the impact of Typhoon Uwan and support the affected areas” Lacanilao said in a statement. (PNA)
