ILOILO – The provincial government has submitted to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) a proposed Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP).
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Region 6 hopes it would be approved. Its legal counsel, Atty. Jun Altura, is in Metro Manila with Regional Director Richard Osmeña to follow it up and hopefully expedite the approval.
The province’s LPTRP proposes nine new routes and 59 rationalized routes. These are the following:
* Oton – Santa Barbara – Leganes
* Poblacion, Oton to Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan)
* Oton – Santa Barbara – Zarraga – Dumangas Port
* Tubungan – Iloilo City (Mohon Terminal) via Leon
* Passi City – San Enrique – Anilao – Barotac Nuevo – Dumangas
* Tubungan- Igbaras – Miag-ao
* Pavia – Iloilo City (ITGSI) – via Circumferential Road 1
* San Miguel – Cabatuan
* Barotac Viejo – San Rafael
“Kinahanglanon ta ini. Bal-an mo basta may i-implement nga LPTRP ang isa ka local government pareho sang Iloilo City, it will have a domino effect sa surrounding local governments,” said Altura.
The Iloilo City LPTRP, for example, has displaced provincial jeepneys that were previously allowed to enter the city; now, they are prohibited. The provincial LPTRP would give them new routes.
Here are the proposed 59 rationalized routes of Iloilo province:
* Tigbauan – Iloilo City (Mohon terminal)
* Miag-ao – Iloilo City (Mohon terminal)
* Tubungan – Iloilo City (Mohon terminal)
* Igbaras – Iloilo City (Mohon terminal)
* San Joaquin – Iloilo City (Mohon terminal)
* Tagbak Terminal – Mohon Terminal
* Vista Mall to Pavia Terminal
* Pavia – Iloilo City (up to People’s Terminal or ITGIS terminal)
* New Lucena – Iloilo City (ITGIS terminal)
* San Miguel – Festive Walk Transport Hub, Iloilo City
* Alimodian – Festive Walk Transport Hub, Iloilo City
* Leon – Festive Walk Transport Hub, Iloilo City
* Leon – Pavia Terminal
* Leon – Maasin
* Tigbauan – Leon
* Bangga Bante, Zarraga – Iloilo City (Tagbak tereminal)
* Maasin – Pavia People’s Terminal
* Bingawan – Iloilo City (ITGIS terminal)
* Passi City – Calinog (ITGIS terminal)
* Janiuay – Dumangas
* Calinog – Iloilo City (ITGIS terminal)
* Cabatuan – Iloilo City (ITGIS terminal)
* Janiuay – Iloilo City (ITGIS terminal)
* Mina – Iloilo City (Tagbak terminal)
* Pototan – Iloilo City (Tagbak terminal)
* Lambunao – Iloilo City (ITGIS terminal)
* Iloilo Airport – Santa Barbara (Poblacion)
* Barotac Nuevo – Iloilo City (Tagbak terminal)
* Dingle – Iloilo City (Tagbak terminal)
* Passi City – Iloilo City (Tagbak terminal)
* Dumangas – Tagbak Terminal
* Barotac Viejo – Dumangas
* Iloilo City (Ceres Terminal, Barangay Camalig, Jaro, Iloilo City) – Estancia
* Carles – Iloilo City (Tagbak terminal)
* Barotac Viejo – Iloilo City (Tagbak terminal)
* Iloilo City (Ceres Terminal, Barangay. Camalig, Jaro, Iloilo City) – Lemery
* Iloilo City (Ceres Terminal, Barangay Camalig, Jaro, Iloilo City) – Balasan
* Iloilo City (Tagbak Terminal) – Lemery
* Iloilo City (Ceres Terminal, Barangay Camalig, Jaro, Iloilo City) – Concepcion
* Iloilo City (Ceres Terminal, Barangay Camalig, Jaro, Iloilo City) – San Dionisio
* Carles – Estancia
* Sara – San Dionisio
* Sara – Concepcion
* Sara – Estancia
* Passi City – San Rafael
* Iloilo City (Ceres Terminal, Barangay Camalig, Jaro, Iloilo City) – Sara
* Leon – Festive Walk Transport Hub, Iloilo City (Point to Point or P2P)
* Calinog – Pavia People’s Terminal (P2P)
* Lambunao – Iloilo City (P2P)
* Estancia – Iloilo City (P2P)
* Lemery – Iloilo City (Baldoza Terminal) (P2P)
* San Rafael – Iloilo City (P2P)
* Balasan – Iloilo City
* Iloilo City (SM City) – Iloilo Airport (Cabatuan)
* Badiangan – Iloilo City (ITGIS terminal)
The provincial LPTRP has dissolved the Leganes – Iloilo City route and Oton – Iloilo City route. These short routes will be absorbed by the Bangga Bante, Zarraga – Iloilo City route and Tigbauan – Iloilo City route./PN
