Yellow, green, orange: A guide to MMDA’s new bus codes

MANILA, Philippines – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is switching to a color-coded segregation scheme for buses after a number of operators and drivers were discovered to be using fake stickers and labels to circumvent the rules.

The MMDA announced on Tuesday, August 26, a color-coded scheme for buses plying EDSA that will utilize green, yellow, and orange stickers. The stickers will be released next week by the MMDA’s Bus Management Dispatch system Office for free.

Rappler made this diagram to guide buses on where they should load and unload if they are bearing yellow, green, or orange stickers:

In late 2012, the MMDA implemented a system that segregated the metro’s buses into 3: Bus A, Bus B, and Bus C.

Buses “A” and “B” could only load and unload passengers at bus stops marked with corresponding letters. Buses under the “C” classification could make a stop in all kinds of bus stations. (READ: Why the EDSA bus segregation system doesn’t work)

The MMDA, however, found that bus operators and drivers had been using fake stickers so they could unload and load anywhere they wanted.

“It’s high time to put an end to bus drivers’ wanton disregard of the law,” said MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino in a statement.

Under the new MMDA circular, Bus A stickers will be changed to yellow stickers; Bus B to green stickers, and Bus C to orange stickers. – Bea Cupin/Rappler.com