DOTr to increase seating capacity of Jeepneys to 70% and will no longer require the plastic barrier

In a facebook post, Department of Transportation (DOTr) is set to increase the seating capacity of road-based and rail transportation by 70% on November 4, 2021, and the plastic barrier will no longer be require in PUJs.

Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approved DOTr’s proposal to increase the seating capacity of jeepneys and rail transport last Oct. 28th. The proposal was made after quarantine status in the NCR was downgraded from Alert Level 4 to a more relaxed Alert Level 3 last October 16 until October 31.

Here is DOTr’s announcement;