Transport group to MMDA: Deploy more PUVs before ‘coding’ resumes

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MANILA, Philippines — The transport advocacy group The Passenger Forum (TPF) on Sunday urged the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to help deploy more public utility vehicles (PUVs) or provide more mass transport options before the “number coding” scheme resumes in Metro Manila.

“Our group believes that the government is on the right track given the allotment of separate lanes for buses and for bicycles. There are, of course, rooms for improvement,” TPF convener Primo Morillo said in a statement.

“Given that commuters are still wasting hours lining up in order to go to work or get home, we need to reach pre-pandemic levels of passenger capacity first, by adding more P…

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