June 30, 2013
Manila,
Philippines –
An exhaustive, two (2)-year effort to gather and organize
previously-unavailable data on buses, jeepneys, and trains in Metro Manila has
been completed by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC),
now making it possible for commuters to plan their trips more efficiently and
conveniently.
The
initiative of building the Philippine Transit Information Service (PTIS) began
in 2011, at a time when the Transport agency could not immediately provide
certain essential information to commuters, such as the best route to take at a
particular time, as well as the travel times involved.
“The
need to gather reliable data at that time in order to deliver convenient and
efficient services to the public was immediately recognized and pursued,” explained
DOTC spokesperson Migs Sagcal.