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Davao City rolls out modern buses
Manila Bulletin
|December 7, 2025
The Davao City Interim Bus Service formally rolled on the streets of this city on Friday, Dec. 5, to help ease the growing need for public transportation options during peak hours.
DRIVER Lloyd Sumbo and passengers onboard a modern bus in Davao City. (Keith Bacongco)
(Keith Bacongco)
An initial 10 modern buses started ferrying passengers for free from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. in north and southbound routes.
City Administrator Tristan Dwight Domingo acknowledged that the DC Buses will help ease the shortage of public transportation during peak hours.
Domingo, who also heads the Davao bus project, said the initial run of the DC Buses on Friday morning went smoothly.
Two days before the formal launching, the DC Buses underwent a dry run in their designated routes, he said.
This story is from the December 7, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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