Ceres buses to resume operation Monday

By Dolly Yasa

BACOLOD City – Jade Marquez-Seballos, Negros Occidental Media Liaison Officer of Vallacar Transit Inc., confirmed to Daily Guardian that Ceres buses will resume regular operations in the province on May 18, 2020.

Seballos said passengers are advised to board the buses at the terminals where there will be footbaths as well as handwashing areas provided as part of the preventive measures against the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19.

Wearing of face mask is also a must and passengers without face mask will not be allowed to enter the terminal or board the bus.

Social distancing will also be observed.

Thermal scanners will also be used to check on the temperature of the passengers.

Seballos said passengers will also be made to sign a manifesto for basic information for contact tracing.

She also said there is a possibility of higher fare which will be posted for the passengers to see.

Seballos also said that only 50 percent of passenger capacity will be allowed on the bus and seats will be marked for passengers to occupy.

Picking up of passengers along the way is also prohibited.

Operation of the Ceres buses in the province came to a halt last March 30, 2020 after the entire province was placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The resumption of operation on the other hand was due to the downgrading of the ECQ to Modified Community Quarantine in the city of Bacolod and the province of Negros Occidental.