With the announcement of the country's second ECQ, transportation officials announced that public transportation would be unaffected by curfews but capacity would be scaled back. The first ECQ in March saw the familiar transport pitfalls that commuter groups have long bemoaned in the country's public transportation system: long lines at public transportation hubs and extreme congestion on major thoroughfares. Somehow, photos of the same transport woes flooded social media over a year later. "The DOTr did not decrease or restrict public transportation. The available public transportation in GCQ was still allowed to operate this ECQ.

Source: Philippine Star March 29, 2021 13:07 UTC