Manila, June 16 -- An official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday revealed plans to gradually increase the passenger capacity in public transportation.
During the Virtual Presser, DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade said a study is ongoing to determine how best to balance the public's need for increased public transport capacity without sacrificing the health and safety of the passengers amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Meron ho kaming pag-aaral at a-approach ho kami sa IATF-EID (Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infections Disease) na kung pwede dagdagan, maski 5 or 10 percent, and we make it gradual (We have a study and we're going to approach the IATF-EID if we can increase by 5 or 10 percent, and we make...