The Department of Transportation released public transportation guidelines to ensure social distancing among the public. These guidelines will only be applicable to public utility vehicles that are allowed to operate in areas under general community quarantine.
• For public utility jeepneys, only 50% of the full capacity (excluding the driver) may be occupied.
• A window-type seating arrangement must be observed inside the vehicle, and all passengers must be one seat apart.
• Only one passenger may be allowed to sit on the passenger’s seat beside the driver.
• The passenger load of public utility buses are also limited to half of its capacity.
• Passengers inside public utility buses must also be one seat apart from each other.
• As for tricycles, only one passenger is allowed to ride inside the sidecar and passengers riding the backseat will be prohibited.
• Only two passengers are allowed inside the backseats of taxis and other transport network vehicles, while only one passenger is allowed to sit beside the driver.
• UV Express Services can only be filled up to half of their capacity, with two passengers per row and one passenger seated beside the driver. [4]