Continued ban on buses, jeepneys in Manila could be 'catastrophic', warns economist

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): Banning buses and jeepneys after the national capital shifts to a general community quarantine (GCQ) would be “catastrophic” for an economy on the verge of a crisis, a transport economist warned on Wednesday (May 27).

Jedd Ugay, chair of the commuter group AltMobility PH, was reacting to a recommendation made on Tuesday by the 17 mayors comprising the Metro Manila Council to relax quarantine regulations but continue to restrict public transportation in the nation’s political and economic centre.