MANILA, Philippines — The national police warned that more commuters in the so-called NCR+ bubble would find themselves stranded in the coming days with other transportation modes going into maintenance. This comes as the police admit that quarantine control checkpoints, particularly those placed along the northern border of the bubble, have caused heavy traffic. Due to the limited and strict public transport guidelines, authorized persons outside residences tend to walk along streets," the assessment read. More locally stranded APORs are expected during the cancelled operations of MRT, LRT and PNR starting March 30 to April 4." The emphasis on penalizing PUV drivers and operators has the unintended effect of reducing public transport availability, worsening the already difficult public transport situation," it said.

Source: Philippine Star March 30, 2021 04:18 UTC