Acuzar’s New San Jose Builders donates boat for Pasig River ferry service

INa bid to boost ridership amid limited public transportation brought about by pandemic curb sin the Metropolis, the metropolitan manila development Authority( MM DA) and Pasig

River Ferry Service (PRFS) bared the donation of a ferry boat to boost its f leet.

MMDA accepted M/B Vicente, a 50-seater ferry boat donated by New San Jose Builders Inc. (NSJBI) in a turnover ceremony at Guadalupe Ferry Station in Makati.

MMDA Chairman Benjamin “Benhur”

Abalos Jr., who had tested negative of c ovid -19 on wednesday after his exposure to San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora, who contracted the disease, thanked the NSJBI, headed by its chairman, Jose Acuzar, for the donation which, he said, is “expected to augment the shortage of ferry boats for our day-to-day operations .”

In a news statement, Acuzar said that the NSJBI is honored to be a part of the solution to alleviate heavy traffic.

“The Pasig River Ferry Service is an effective alternative transportation that doesn’t just lessen the land vehicle volume but also promotes the beauty of the historic river,” he said.

The PRFS accommodated a total of 436,931 passengers from April 2014 to October 2019, which, as Abalos lamented, could have been higher if not for the recurrent problem on water hyacinths that oftentimes result in canceled or limited trips.

“We assure the public that we will continue to improve the ferry service for a comfortable and safe riding experience of the public,” he said.

Abalos also said that he plans to double the ferr y boats, shorten the waiting time of one hour to 30 minutes to encourage more passengers and open the Napindan dockyard in Taguig.