Electrical “Love Bus” To Start Working On Its New Expanded Metro Manila Route

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The electrical Love Bus will start working on its expanded Metro Manila route beginning Monday, with a brand new loop connecting Robinsons Galleria and Eastwood Metropolis. The growth marks the primary time the revived Love Bus service will run inside a central enterprise district hall.

On March 3, the Metropolitan Manila Improvement Authority introduced the signing of a memorandum of settlement for the electrical Love Bus program. The service shall be operated in partnership with World Electrical Transport (GET) Philippines. Ten extra Comet electrical buses, every able to carrying as much as 30 passengers, will run every day from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., with the potential for extending operations to 10 p.m. relying on passenger demand. The rides will stay free.

The brand new eastbound route will start at Robinsons Galleria and proceed to Estancia Mall, the MMDA headquarters alongside Doña Julia Vargas Avenue, Arcovia, Opus Mall, Arcovia Mall, and Eastwood Metropolis. The westbound return loop will cross Eastwood Metropolis, the C5–Eastwood Footbridge, C5–Greenmeadows Footbridge, C5–Greenmeadows Gate, Tiendesitas, C5–Doña Julia Vargas Avenue, MMDA Doña Julia Vargas Avenue, Estancia Mall, and again to Robinsons Galleria. The alignment concentrates on high-traffic business and mixed-use zones alongside the Ortigas and C5 corridors.

GET Philippines president Freddie Tinga described the challenge for instance of presidency and private-sector collaboration in public mobility. He stated the partnership goals to make public transport extra interesting, protected, and environmentally accountable. The private-sector sponsors embody Robinsons Land Company, Megaworld Company, Ortigas Land, and Worldwide Strong Waste Built-in Administration Specialist.

MMDA chairman Atty. Romando Artes stated the settlement represents a coordinated effort to enhance every day commuting situations. He said that the electrical buses are anticipated to assist scale back roadside emissions, ease congestion alongside key corridors, and supply extra comfy rides for passengers.

The Love Bus was revived in 2025 with an preliminary route between Valenzuela Gateway Complicated and the Parañaque Built-in Terminal Change. The 2026 growth into the Ortigas–Eastwood hall indicators a shift towards serving dense business districts inside Metro Manila’s core. Whether or not this system scales past the preliminary 10 items will rely on operational reliability, ridership ranges, and the sustainability of the public-private funding mannequin.