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LTO will also be in charge of assigning the color codes per region in the Philippines. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) have set transport protocols and guidelines regarding road, aviation, maritime, and railway transport for the General Community Quarantine (GCQ). Capacity and passenger load factors will be required for each mode of transportation to ensure that physical distancing is followed. In areas where no other mode of public transportation is available, tricycles may be permitted to operate as determined by the LTFRB in coordination with the corresponding LGU. Lastly, the DOTr also stressed that there would be no public transportation in areas under the extended enhanced community Quarantine (ECQ), including Metro Manila. Commuters can now access the 50% fare discount on MRT-3 using GCash, as part of the government’s push to ease transportation costs amid rising prices. The discounted fare matrix, implemented by the Department of Transportation (DOTr), applies to single-journey tickets, stored-value cards, and cashless payments starting March 23. Several ride-hailing and motorcycle taxi platforms in the Philippines have begun reducing their commission rates in response to rising fuel prices, following discussions in a congressional hearing. Read more in our articles including "Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act signed into law" and "DOTr , IATF-EID set public transport guidelines under GCQ".