Alabang-Makati P2P bus service launched

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) launched yesterday a third point-to-point (P2P) bus service from Alabang in Muntinlupa to Makati as part of efforts to modernize the public utility bus system and address road congestion.

The winning operator for the third P2P route, RRCG Transport, has set the pickup points at Alabang Town Center in Alabang and Greenbelt 1 in Makati.

“Residents from southern Metro Manila and parts of Cavite will now have a more convenient transportation option that will provide them significant travel time savings and enhanced passenger experience when traveling to the central business district,” Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya said in a statement.

Another P2P route covering North EDSA to Ortigas will be made available within the week.

The P2P bus service, a new commuter bus category created by the DOTC, provides commuters another safe and reliable mode of transportation.

Through the P2P bus service, passengers have shorter travel time as buses depart on a fixed schedule and travel directly from terminal to drop-off point.

The government is promoting the P2P bus service to help ease road congestion in Metro Manila.

Apart from the Alabang to Makati route, the other P2P routes currently operational include the Trinoma Mall in Quezon City to Makati offered by Froehlich Tours, and Ortigas to Makati under HM Transport.

More P2P services would be launched in the coming weeks once the operators acquire new buses for the Alabang-Ortigas and Fairview-Makati routes.