The proposal comes as talks of partially reviving the economy, including bringing back transportation, floated among government officials. COVID19PH | krixiasINQ
The government placed the entire Luzon under an enhanced community quarantine from midnight of March 17 to April 12 to contain an outbreak of COVID-19.
“Sadly, up to now, it seems that the Philippines is the only country where huge numbers of frontline workers have to walk for hours to get to their work,” he also said. “For example, one bus route originates from Robinson’s Galleria and goes to the different hospitals in Pasig; still, the passenger needs to have some way of getting to Robinson’s Galleria,” Siy explained. “This part is missing.“Unless we relieve them from walking hours to get to their hospitals, our health workers will soon be overstressed and our health system will not be able to cope,” he added.
These trunk routes would not only complement existing emergency bus services but also allow city governments to better organize “feeder” services to bring people to the trunk line bus stops.
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