MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila mayors have recommended that public transport capacity be increased once Metro Manila is placed under the least restrictive modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) by March, Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro said on Friday.
“That’s the proposal of NEDA [National Economic and Development Authority] that we increase our public transportation from 50 to 75 percent [capacity]. We are one in that, we need to expand and have more higher frequency travels to provide safe and Covid free, and viable in terms of cost of public transport system,” said Teodoro in an ANC interview, when sought for comment about Metro Manila shifting to MGCQ.
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