MANILA, Philippines (Update 5: March 19, 2:52 p.m.) — Mass transportation in Luzon was halted on Monday following President Rodrigo Duterte’s order of an “enhanced community quarantine” in the region.
Without public transportation plying the roads, health workers and other essential workers were forced to walk for hours to reach their workplaces.
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On Tuesday afternoon, the national government rolled out military trucks to ferry those who are stranded while the Metro Manila Development Authority said bus companies also committed their fleet to help.
Local government units also set up alternative transportation in their areas to help the health workers.
Here is a running list of transportation services and routes amid Luzon lockdown:
Department of Transportation
North West Area
Route 1
• Malanday*
• Valenzuela City General Hospital
• Monumento / MCU*
• Tondo General Hospital
• Metropolitan Medical Center
• San Lazaro Hospital
• Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center
• University of Santo Tomas Hospital
• Chinese General Hospital
• United Doctors Medical Center (Welcome Rotonda)*
*Pick-up/transfer points
North West Area
Route 2
• Valenzuela Gateway Complex*
• Quezon City General Hospital
• Balintawak*
• Philippine Orthopedic
• United Doctors Medical Center (Welcome Rotonda)*
*Pick-up/transfer points
North East Area
Route 3
• Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial (Caloocan)
• SM Fairview*
• Diliman Doctors Hospital
• Veterans Memorial Medical Center
• Lung Center of the Philippines
• National Kidney and Transplant Institute
• Philippine Heart Center
• East Avenue Medical Center
• Philippine Children’s Hospital
• Centris Station (EDSA/Q.Ave)*
*Pick-up/transfer points
East Area
Route 4
• SM City Masinag*
• Marikina Valley Medical Center
• Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center
• BFCT East Metro Transport Terminal*
• Quirino Memorial Medical Center
• Araneta Center Bus Terminal
• Robinsons Galleria*
• The Medical City – Ortigas
*Pick-up/transfer points
East Area
Route 5
• Ortigas Hospital and Healthcare (Cainta)*
• SM City East Ortigas
• Pasig City General Hospital
• The Medical City Ortigas
• Robinsons Galleria*
• VRP Medical Center
• St. Luke’s Medical Center*
• Rizal Medical Center
*Pick-up/transfer points
Central Area
Route 6
• Centris Station (EDSA/Q.Ave)*
• Providence Hospital
• Capitol Medical Center
• United Doctors Medical Center (Welcome Rotonda)*
• UERM Memorial Medical Center
• National Children’s Hospital
• De Los Santos Medical Center
• St. Luke's Medical Center – E. Rodriguez
• MRT-3 Cubao Station*
*Pick-up/transfer points
Central Area
Route 7
• The Medical City – Ortigas*
• Robinsons Galleria*
• Cardinal Santos Medical Center
• Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
• Santa Ana Hospital
• Makati Medical Center*
*Pick-up/transfer points
South East Area
Route 8
• RITM*
• Asian Hospital and Medical Center
• Muntinlupa City Hospital
• South Station
• SLEX Sucat Exit*
• Bicutan Exit
• Makati Medical Center*
• St. Luke's Medical Center – BGC*
*Pick-up/transfer points
South West Area
Route 9
• Vista Mall, Daang Hari*
• Perpetual Help Medical Center (Las Pinas)
• Las Piñas General Hospital
• Baclaran Market*
• San Juan de Dios Educational Medical Center
• Pasay City General Hospital
• Adventist Medical Center
• Makati Medical Center*
• Philippine General Hospital
• Manila Doctors Hospital
• United Doctors Medical Center (Welcome Rotonda)*
*Pick-up/transfer points
Buses will transport passengers at 5:00AM, 1:00PM, 5:00PM, and 9:00PM to the abovementioned routes, and vice versa.
Office of the Vice President
Morning schedule:
ROUTE 1
- RITM-Alabang — 5:00 AM (jump-off)
- Magallanes SLEX MRT (via Osmeña Hwy) — 5:25AM
- Taft Ave. LRT — 5:45 AM
- PGH – UP-NIH — 6:15 AM
- Lawton LRT — 6:30 AM
- Carriedo LRT — 6:43 AM
- Recto LRT — 7:00 AM
- Tayuman LRT — 7:30 AM
- Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center — 7:55 AM
ROUTE 2
- Heritage Hotel EDSA ext. (via Roxas Blvd.) — 5:00 AM (jump-off)
- Taft Ave. LRT — 5:03 AM
- PGH — 5:30 AM
- Manila City Hall (via Quiapo) — 5:45 AM
- UST Hospital España — 6:02 AM
- UDMC (via Welcome Rotonda, via Quezon Ave.) — 6:20 AM
- Phil. Orthopedic Center (Banawe, via Araneta Ave.) — 6:36 AM
- EDSA Quezon Ave. MRT — 7:01 AM
ROUTE 3
- SM MOA Globe EDSA — 5:00 AM (jump-off)
- EDSA Taft LRT / MRT — 5:14 AM
- Magallanes MRT — 5:34 AM
- Guadalupe MRT — 5:49 AM
- Shaw MRT — 6:06 AM
- Cubao MRT / LRT2 — 6:24 AM
- Quirino Memorial Medical Center — 6:43 AM
- Santolan LRT2 — 7:59 AM
- Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall Cainta — 8:14 AM
ROUTE 4
- EDSA ext./Macapagal Ave. — 5:00 AM (jump-off)
- EDSA Taft LRT/MRT — 5:08 AM
- Magallanes MRT — 5:27 AM
- Shaw MRT — 5:49 AM
- Cubao MRT/LRT2 — 6:05 AM
- East Avenue Medical Center — 6:23 AM
- Philippine Heart Center— 6:35
- Lung Center Of The Philippines— 6:50 AM
- Veterans Memorial Medical Center — 7:09 AM
- Monumento LRT — 7:35 AM
ROUTE 5
- SM Fairview — 5:00 AM (jump-off)
- East Avenue Medical Center — 5:27 AM
- Philippine Heart Center — 5:39 AM
- Lung Center of the Philippines — 5:54 AM
- Philippine Orthopedic Hospital — 6:19 AM
- UDMC — 6:39 AM
- UST Hospital — 6:57 AM
- Lawton LRT — 7:21 AM
ROUTE 6
- Heritage Hotel EDSA ext. — 5:00 AM (jump-off)
- Magallanes MRT — 5:08 AM
- Ayala MRT — 5:20 AM
- EDSA cor. Kalayaan Ave. — 5:32 AM
- Ortigas MRT — 5:47 AM
- Santolan-Annapolis MRT — 6:05 AM
- Cubao MRT — 6:21 AM
- GMA-Kamuning MRT — 6:36 AM
- Quezon Ave. MRT — 6:48 AM
- Balintawak LRT — 7:08 AM
AM REVERSE ROUTE (mula sa end point ng route)
NOTE: There is a 10-minute wait time for every stop.
ROUTE 1
- Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center — 8:45 AM (jump-off)
- Tayuman LRT — 9:05 AM
- Recto LRT — 9:17 AM
- Carriedo LRT — 9:30 AM
- Lawton LRT — 9:45 AM
- PGH – UP-NIH — 10:15 AM
- Taft Ave. LRT — 10:30 AM
- Magallanes SLEX MRT (via Osmeña Hwy) — 11:05 AM
- RITM-Alabang — 11:40 AM
ROUTE 2
- EDSA Quezon Ave. MRT — 7:45 AM (jump-off)
- Phil. Orthopedic Center (Banawe, via Araneta Ave.) — 7:51 AM
- UDMC (via Welcome Rotonda, via Quezon Ave.) — 8:09 AM
- UST Hospital España — 8:26 AM
- Manila City Hall (via Quiapo) — 8:41 AM
- PGH — 9:17 AM
- Taft Ave. LRT — 9:30 AM
- Heritage Hotel EDSA ext. (via Roxas Blvd.) — 9:42 AM
ROUTE 3
- Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall Cainta — 9:00 AM (jump-off)
- Santolan LRT2 — 9:06 AM
- Quirino Memorial Medical Center — 9:25 AM
- Cubao MRT / LRT2 — 9:43 AM
- Shaw MRT — 10:00 AM
- Guadalupe MRT — 10:15 AM
- Magallanes MRT — 10:35 AM
- EDSA Taft LRT / MRT — 11:00 AM
- SM MOA Globe EDSA — 11:25 AM
ROUTE 4
- Monumento LRT — 8:15 AM (jump-off)
- Veterans Memorial Medical Center — 8:24 AM
- Lung Center Of The Philippines — 8:39 AM
- Philippine Heart Center — 8:51 AM
- East Avenue Medical Center — 9:09 AM
- Cubao MRT/LRT2 — 9:24 AM
- Shaw MRT — 9:56 AM
- Magallanes MRT — 10:15 AM
- EDSA Taft LRT/MRT — 10:33 AM
- EDSA ext./Macapagal Ave. — 11:00 AM
ROUTE 5
- Lawton LRT — 8:00 AM (jump-off)
- UST Hospital — 8:08 AM
- UDMC — 8:28 AM
- Philippine Orthopedic Hospital — 8:53 AM
- Lung Center of the Philippines — 9:08 AM
- Philippine Heart Center — 9:20 AM
- East Avenue Medical Center — 10:00 AM
- SM Fairview — 10:40 AM
ROUTE 6
- Balintawak LRT — 8:00 AM (jump-off)
- Quezon Ave. MRT — 8:02 AM
- GMA-Kamuning MRT — 8:17 AM
- Cubao MRT — 8:33 AM
- Santolan-Annapolis MRT — 8:51 AM
- Ortigas MRT — 9:06 AM
- EDSA cor. Kalayaan Ave. — 9:18 AM
- Ayala MRT — 9:30 AM
- Magallanes MRT — 9:48 AM
- Heritage Hotel EDSA ext. — 10:12 AM
Afternoon schedule
ROUTE 1
- 1:00PM RITM
- 1:25PM Magallanes SLEX MRT
- 1:35PM Taft Ave. LRT
- 1:55PM Philippine General Hospital
- 2:25PM Lawton LRT
- 2:40PM Carriedo LRT
- 2:53PM Recto LRT
- 3:10PM Tayuman LRT
- 3:20PM Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center
[Reverse route]
- 4:45PM Jose Reyes Medical Memorial Medical Center
- 5:10PM Tayuman LRT
- 5:25PM Recto LRT
- 5:40PM Carriedo LRT
- 5:55PM Lawton LRT
- 6:20PM Philippine General Hospital
- 6:40PM Taft Ave. LRT Station
- 7:15PM Magallanes SLEX MRT
- RITM
ROUTE 2
- 1:00PM Heritage Hotel EDSA ext.
- 1:13PM Taft Ave. LRT
- 1:40PM Philippine General Hospital
- 1:55PM Manila City Hall
- 2:12PM UST Hospital España
- 2:30PM United Doctors Medical Center
- 2:46PM Philippine Orthopedic Center
- EDSA Quezon Ave. MRT
[Reverse route]
- 3:45PM EDSA Quezon Ave. MRT
- 4:01PM Philippine Orthopedic Center
- 4:19PM United Doctors Medical Center
- 4:36PM UST Hospital España
- 4:51PM Manila City Hall
- 5:27PM Philippine General Hospital
- 5:40PM Taft Ave. LRT
- Heritage Hotel EDSA ext.
ROUTE 3
- 1:00PM SM MOA Globe EDSA
- 1:24PM Edsa Taft LRT/MRT
- 1:44PM Magallanes MRT
- 1:59PM Guadalupe MRT
- 2:16PM Shaw MRT
- 2:34PM Cubao MRT/LRT 2
- 2:53PM Quirino Memorial Medical Center
- 2:59PM Santolan LRT2
- Sta Lucia East Grand Mall
[Reverse route]
- 4:00PM Sta Lucia East Grand Mall
- 4:16PM Santolan LRT2
- 4:35PM Quirino Medical Center
- 4:53PM Cubao MRT/LRT2
- 5:10PM Shaw MRT
- 5:25PM Guadalupe MRT
- 5:45PM Magallanes MRT
- 6:10PM Edsa Taft LRT/MRT
- SM MOA Globe EDSA
ROUTE 4
- 1:00PM EDSA ext./Macapagal Ave.
- 1:18PM EDSA Taft LRT/MRT
- 1:37PM EDSA Magallanes/MRT
- 1:59PM Shaw MRT
- 2:15PM Cubao MRT
- 2:33PM East Avenue Medical Center
- 2:45PM Philippine Heart Center
- 3:00PM Lung Center of the Philippines
- 3:19PM Veterans Memorial Medical Center
- Monumento LRT
[Reverse route]
- 4:15PM Monumento LRT
- 4:34PM Veterans Memorial Medical Center
- 4:49PM Lung Center of the Philippines
- 5:01PM Philippine Heart Center
- 5:19PM East Avenue Medical Center
- 5:34PM Cubao MRT/LRT2
- 6:06PM Shaw MRT
- 6:25PM Magallanes MRT
- 6:43PM EDSA Taft LRT/MRT
- EDSA ext. / Macapagal Ave.
ROUTE 5
- 1:00PM SM Fairview
- 1:38PM East Avenue Medical Center
- 1:49PM Philippine Heart Center
- 2:04PM Lung Center of the Philippine
- 2:29PM Philippine Orthopedic Center
- 2:49PM United Doctors Medical Center
- 3:07 UST Hospital España
- Lawton LRT
[Reverse route]
- 4:00PM Lawton LRT
- 4:18PM UST Hospital España
- 4:38PM United Doctors Medical Center
- 5:03PM Philippine Orthopedic Center
- 5:18PM Lung Center of the Philippines
- 5:30PM Philippine Heart Center
- 6:10PM East Avenue Medical Center
- SM Fairview
ROUTE 6
- 1:00PM Heritage Hotel EDSA ext.
- 1:18PM Magallanes MRT
- 1:30PM Ayala MRT
- 1:42PM Edsa cor. Kalayaan Ave.
- 1:57PM Ortigas MRT
- 2:15PM Santolan-Annapolis MRT
- 2:31PM Cubao MRT
- 2:46PM GMA-Kamuning MRT
- 2:58PM Quezon Ave. MRT
- Balintawak LRT
[Reverse route]
- 4:00PM Balintawak LRT
- 4:12PM Quezon Ave MRT
- 4:27PM GMA-Kamuning MRT
- 4:43PM Cubao MRT
- 5:01PM Santolan-Annapolis MRT
- 5:16PM Ortigas MRT
- 5:28PM Edsa cor. Kalayaan Ave.
- 5:40PM Ayala MRT
- 5:58PM Magallanes MRT
- Heritage Hotel EDSA ext.
Manila City
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno said Thursday that 189 e-trikes will be deployed so they can ferry healthcare workers.
“Tulong ng national government, through Department of Labor and Employment,” Moreno said.
Muntinlupa City
Services will be offered only to medical personnel, law enforcers, supermarkey staff and employees, drugstore personnel, restaurant staff and personnel, bank personnel, city government employees, Business Process Outsourcing workers, health workers.
San Pedro Boundary to Starmall Alabang
- Cado Flexi Truck: 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- City Vet Flexi Truck: 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
East Service Road to Starmall Alabang
- Dapco Flexi Truck: 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Eced Flexi Truck: 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
West Service Road to Starmall Alabang
- GAD Flexi Truck: 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- JRF Dagdag Puhunan Flexi Truck: 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Buencamino to Starmall Alabang
- 2 SSD Flexi Truck: 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Osca Flexi Truck: 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Sucat Lakefront to Starmall Alabang
- 2 Engineering Flexi Truck: 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- MCTI Flexi Truck: 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Tunasan (Baybayin) to Alabang (Baybayin)
- 2 Division Office Flexi Truck: 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- 2 Yasdo Flexi Truck: 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
San Pedro Boundary to Osmun
- 2 Mayor’s Office Flexi Truck
Osmun to Sucat
- 1 Mayor’s Office Flexi Truck
- Cho Flexi Truck
Pasig City
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said the bus service is for "essential workers," including health professionals.
- City Hall - Sheridan (8-12am, 1-4pm)
- City Hall - Santolan (B) (8-12am, 1-4pm)
- Lucky Gold - PCGH (6am and 5pm)
- City Hall - PCGH (6am and 5pm)
- City Hall - Santolan (A) (6-8am, 5-7pm)
- City Hall - Kalawaan (6-8am, 5-7pm)
- City Hall - Kenneth (6-8am, 5-7pm)
- City Hall - Rosario (6am and 5pm)
- Mega Market - Shaw (19 stops)
Sotto however admitted that even with free bus rides from the city government, transportation will not be enough.
He said that tricycle operations will continue within the city, provided that they “carry essential travel.”
Pasig City also said it also offers bike share units for health workers.
Makati City
Free bus rides for staff of Ospital ng Makati;
- Bus A - Puregold to OsMak and vice versa
- Bus B - LRT Buendia to Osmak and vice versa
- Bus C - Waterfun C5 to Osmak and vice versa
Schedule guide:
- 6 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- 2 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Marikina City
Routes will run from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Route 1: BARANGKA FLY OVER, coaster
- Bonifacio Avenue
- Sumulong Avenue
- Shoe Avenue
- Freedom Park - I Love Marikina
Route 2: PANORAMA STATION, coaster
- Horizon St.
- Lilac St. – Pure Gold
- Rainbow St.
- 1st Ave.
- 5th St.
- Gil Fernando / Robinsons Market
- Sumulong Highway / Amang Rodriguez Hospital
- Shoe Avenue / Marikina Public Market
- Freedom Park - I Love Marikina
Route 3: CAMACHO HOMEOWNERS, coaster
- Along Kabayani Road To – Access Road Up – Tumana / Market and Pure Gold / Drug Store
- J. P. Rizal St.
- J. P. Rizal St.
- Sumulong Highway
- W. Paz St. / Marikina Public Market and Drug Store
- Freedom Park - I Love Marikina
Route 4: SANTAN ST., / CALTEX GAS STATION, coaster
- Fortune Avenue
- Balagtas St.
- BG Molina St., / NGI Market
- A. De Guzman St. / Drug Store
- Bayanbayanan Avenue
- J.P. Rizal St.
- Malaya St.
- J.P. Rizal St.
- W. Paz St.
- Freedom Park - I Love Marikina
Route 5: OTTO OUTLET MARCOS HIGHWAY, coaster
- Old J. P. Rizal St.
- Senga St.
- M. A. Roxas St.
- N. Roxas St.
- E. dela Paz St.
- W. Paz St.
- Freedom Park - I Love Marikina
Route 6: TUMANA
- Doña Petra
- Angel Santos
- Farmers 1
- Ampalaya
- Kabayani Road
- Homeowners Drive
- River Park Route
Route 7: MARIKINA HEIGHTS
- Pugad Lawin
- East Drive
- C & P Mall
- Bayan-Bayanan Ave.
- E. Manalo 6. Toyota Ave.
Quezon City
Province of Cavite
Other groups
RockEd
Meanwhile volunteer group RockEd is making ways to help health workers. They are calling for volunteer drivers to help ferry health professionals from different points of Metro Manila