Green Frog Zero Emissions Transport Corp., also known as Green Frog Transport Corp. or simply Green Frog, is an intercity bus company in the Philippines that introduced the first hybrid buses in the country.[1]
| Founded | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Apelo Cruz Extension, Malibay, Pasay |
| Service area | PITX - MOA - Buendia- Kalayaan Avenue - BGC |
| Service type | City Operation |
| Fleet | 16 Buses |
| Operator | Green Frog Transport Corp. |
| Website | Green Frog Hybrid Buses on Facebook |
History
editCompany founder Philip Apostol and associates conceived the idea of Green Frog in March 2012 with the aim of safe, comfortable, reliable, environment friendly and sustainable public transportation.[2]
Green Frog rolled out the pilot project on May 15, 2013 with 2 hybrid buses plying the route of Gil Puyat Station in Pasay to C-5/Buting via Buendia and Kalayaan in Makati and vice versa.[3] On November 14, 2014, the route extension to SM Mall of Asia in Pasay was approved by the LTFRB.[4] Then in March 2021, LTFRB approved the route extension to PITX in order to serve the commuters from the provinces of Cavite, Batangas and Laguna. From PITX, these commuters will only have one seamless, comfortable, environment friend ride to the CBDs of Pasay, Makati and BGC.
Fleet
editIn 2013, Green Frog was the first city bus company in the Philippines to operate two-door, low floor Euro 4 compliant hybrid buses equipped with GPS tracking system, CCTVs for security, and the Tap Card payment system. Now, the DOTR has mandated that all city buses look and are equipped just like Green Frog.
Units
- LCK6101HEV “Fashion Hybrid”
- SLK6129
Operation
editGreen Frog buses currently traverse the three Central Business Districts of Pasay, Makati and Taguig (BGC) beginning from the Pasay Central Business District through Makati Central Business District and to Kalayaan along the Bonifacio Global City area and back. By 2025, the company plans on expanding the route further to Kalayaan Ave. Terminal as to serve the passengers of the Metro Manila Subway Line 9.[5]
- PITX
- Ayala Malls Manila Bay
- Bradco Avenue (DFA)
- SM Mall of Asia
- Seaside Boulevard
- Harrison Avenue
- Leveriza Street
- Taft Avenue
- Tramo Street
- Bautista Street
- Filmore Street
- Osmeña Highway
- Pasong Tamo
- Ayala Avenue (Makati Medical Center)
- Ayala Avenue (RCBC Plaza)
- Reposo Street
- Makati Avenue
- Paseo de Roxas
- EDSA (before Kalayaan Flyover, in front of Urdaneta Village (East Gate)
- Palawan Street
- Sgt. Fabian Yabut Circle
- Commercio Street
- 11th Avenue (Uptown Mall)
- C-5–Kalayaan Interchange
The buses cater to the needs of passengers traveling to and from Bay City, Makati Central Business District and Bonifacio Global City.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ http://manilastandardtoday.com/2013/05/05/after-e-jeeps-hybrid-buses-hit-makati-streets/ Archived 2015-01-22 at the Wayback Machine After ‘e-jeeps’, hybrid buses hit Makati streets
- ^ Amy R. Remo (5 October 2015). "Green Frog teaches us how commuting should be done". business.inquirer.net/. Inquirer.net.
- ^ "LTFRB Approves hybrid bus franchise". ph.news.yahoo.com. 1 May 2013.
- ^ Patrick Everett Tadeo (11 October 2014). "Green Frog hybrid bus transport extends route to Mall of Asia". Top Gear Philippines. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Schedules and Fare". google.com/maps. Archived from the original on 2015-04-26.