Buses
Only in Metro Manila are buses used for transport within the city, and they only ply the main routes of the metropolis. There is no unified network of buses in Metro Manila. Instead, there are many private bus com-panies plying routes they deem profitable.
The buses of each company operating in Metro Manila can be recognized by their color. The DMTC buses are yellow with a blue stripe, the MMTC buses are blue with a white stripe, the JD buses are bright red, and so on. This is convenient because one can identify the buses from afar by their color whereas the signboard giving the des-tination is sometimes hardly readable.
Ordinary Metro Manila buses are not as comfortable as the buses in European or US cities. They have little leg-space, are fur-nished with small benches, and often are crowded. But for the same reason they are exceptionally cheap. The first four kilometers cost 1 peso, every following kilometer 25 centavos. Students pay only 65 centavos for the first four kilometers and 20 centavos for every kilometer in excess.
On selected routes within Metro Manila one can travel in style on the blue love buses which have aircon and soft and more spacious seats and often are half empty. These buses charge 10.50 pesos for any trip. Smoking is not allowed on Love buses.
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