How To Commute to Greenfield District Pavilion (Mandaluyong) from Sta. Rosa, Laguna

Start Point: Sta. Rosa, Laguna
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1. Ride a bus or FX going to Alabang and get down at Starmall Alabang.
2. At Starmall, ride any northbound bus that has the placard "Crossing Ibabaw" and get down in front of Teleperformance (before the bus crosses Shaw Blvd.). That area is already part of Greenfield District.

How To Commute to T.M. Kalaw Ave., Manila from Paseo de Roxas, Makati

Start Point: Paseo de Roxas
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1. If you're on the side of Paseo de Roxas that's nearer to Makati Ave., you can walk to Buendia Ave. and ride the jeeps there heading to Taft. Otherwise, if you're nearer to Ayala Ave., just ride the bus that heads to LRT-Buendia.
2. Once you reach Taft Ave., either ride the jeep to Cubao, Morayta, Divisoria, etc. and get down in front of Manila City Hall OR ride the LRT headed to Monumento and get down at Central station.
3. Cross the street towards Intramuros (there's an underground walkway) then ride the jeeps headed to M.H. del Pilar/Harrison Plaza. These will pass through T.M. Kalaw Ave.

How To Commute to Eastwood from Philcoa

Start Point: Philcoa
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1. From Philcoa, you can take the jeep that heads to U.P./Katipunan Ave.
2. Ride the jeep until its terminal beneath Katipunan flyover, then along Aurora Blvd. ride a jeep going to Cubao.
3. Get down at the corner of Yale and Aurora Blvd. and cross Aurora Blvd. towards Mercury Drug. Continue walking until you get in front of Save More.
4. In front of Save More, you will find jeeps going to Rosario/JRC. These jeeps will pass by Eastwood, so just tell the driver you will be getting down at Eastwood.

How To Commute to Muntinlupa Registry of Deeds and Muntinlupa City Hall from Alabang Town Center

Start Point: Alabang Town Center
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1. From ATC, ride any jeep going to Starmall Alabang.
2. Get down at the Muntinlupa Police/Fire Station.
3. Around that area, ride any jeep going to San Pedro, Binan or Susana Heights. If the jeep will be using SLEX that's even better because the Registry of Deeds is just after the Susana Heights exit (it will be to your right).
4. Afterward, to go to Muntinlupa City Hall just ride any jeep going back to Alabang. Just tell the driver to drop you off at city hall (it will be to your left).

Note: If you're going to head straight to Muntinlupa City Hall, make sure the jeep will not use SLEX. The city hall will be to your right if coming from Alabang.

How To Commute to SM Manila from Malolos (Bulacan)

Start Point: Malolos
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1. Ride any bus/FX going towards Manila (usually going to Cubao).
2. Get down at LRT Balintawak station.
3. Ride the train headed towards Baclaran and then get down at Central station. SM Manila is already walking distance from Central station, behind Manila City Hall.

How To Commute to SM San Lazaro from SM North

Start Point: SM North
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1. From SM North, ride the bus or jeep going to Monumento or Munoz and then get down at LRT Roosevelt station.
2. Ride the LRT and get down at Tayuman station. SM San Lazaro is a little over 350 meters away from the LRT station. You can walk or take a tricycle/jeep if there are any in the area.

Refer to the area map below to get your bearings:

How To Commute to Shopwise (San Pedro) from Alabang

Start Point: Alabang-Zapote Road
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1. Along Alabang-Zapote Road in front of the Muntinlupa Police/Fire station, there are jeeps going to San Pedro, Pacita and Binan.
2. Ride one of those jeeps and tell the driver you are going to Shopwise San Pedro.

Refer to the area map below to get your bearings on where to get your ride:

How To Commute to Daang Reyna Road from Lawton (Manila)

Start Point: Lawton
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1. From Lawton, ride a bus going to Alabang South Station/SM Southmall. If you want to pass by SLEX for faster travel time, ride the bus to SM Calamba (make sure it will pass by Starmall Alabang).
2. If your bus only goes as far as Southmall, ride a jeep going to Alabang South Station. If you passed through SLEX, walk towards South Station from the bus stop.
3. From Alabang South Station, ride any jeep or FX going to SM Molino.
4. These will use Daang Hari Road so they will pass by Evia Mall and you can already get down in front of the mall. The start of Daang Reyna Road is walking distance from Evia Mall.

Alternate route: There's a P2P bus from Starmall Alabang to Evia Mall. So instead of going to South Station, you can go to Starmall Alabang instead.

Refer to the area map below of the Evia Mall environs to get your bearings.

How To Commute to Town & Country (Bacoor) from Makati

Start Point: Park Square 1
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1. At Park Square 1, ride the FX headed to Molino.
2. Once at Molino Road, ride any jeeps headed to University of Perpetual Help because it will pass by Town & Country.

You can also ask around or ask the FX driver so he can set you down exactly where you can get the ride to Town & Country.

How To Commute to Maginhawa Street (Quezon City) from Sta. Rosa, Laguna

Start Point: Sta. Rosa, Laguna
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1. From Sta. Rosa, take a provincial bus going to Metro Manila with signboard "Kamias."
2. At the bus terminal, walk over to the corner of EDSA and East Avenue.
3. At East Avenue, take the jeep going to V. Luna.
4. Get off at the Petron station fronting the AFP Medical Center along V. Luna Road.
5. From there, take a tricycle and tell the driver where in Maginhawa Street you want to go to.

Note: Maginhawa Street is too long to go the whole length on foot.

How To Commute to Rockwell Makati from Binangonan, Rizal

Start Point: Binangonan, Rizal
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1. From Binangonan, ride a jeep/FX to Starmall-EDSA.
2. From Starmall, take a bus or MRT to Guadalupe.
3. At Guadalupe, cross EDSA towards Guadalupe Commercial Complex. There are jeeps there going to Manila via J.P. Rizal Ave. Ride one of those and get down at Rockwell. Refer to the map below:

How to commute to Valle Verde from Molino (Cavite)

Start Point: Molino, Bacoor, Cavite
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1. From Molino, ride an FX or jeep going to Alabang.
2. Go to Starmall Alabang and ride the bus with signboard Ortigas Ilalim.
3. Get down at Robinson's Galleria, then along Ortigas Ave. ride a jeep going to Rosario or the bus headed to Antipolo.
4. The above will pass by Valle Verde 4 (across Medical City), Valle Verde 5 and 6. If you're going to Valle Verde 2, get down at the corner of Ortigas Ave. and E. Rodriguez (C-5) then ride an FX headed to Makati. You may also ride a taxi from Robinson's Galleria so you can head straight to the address you're going to.

How To Commute to Starmall Alabang from Fisher Mall

Start Point: Fisher Mall
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1. Cross Quezon Ave. and ride the jeep going to Philcoa OR along Roosevelt Ave. ride the jeep headed to EDSA/Congressional.
2. Get down at EDSA and ride the bus going to Starmall Alabang. To bypass most of the traffic along EDSA, you can take the MRT all the way to Ayala station and from there ride the bus to Starmall Alabang.

How To Commute to Fisher Mall from Chino Roces Ave. (Makati)

Start Point: Chino Roces Ave.
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1. Along Chino Roces, ride the jeep going to Magallanes/EDSA.
2. Walk towards the MRT-Magallanes station and ride the train going to North Ave.
3. Get down at MRT-Quezon Ave. station, then along Quezon Ave. ride any jeep going to Divisoria/Welcome Rotonda. These jeeps will pass by Fisher Mall.

How To Commute to Ynares Center (Antipolo) from NAIA

Start Point: NAIA
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1. From NAIA, take the UBE Express bus to Makati and get down at the Dusit Thani stop.
2. Head over to MRT-Ayala station and take the train until Cubao.
3. Walk through Farmer's Plaza up to Gateway Mall then take the LRT-2 until Santolan station.
4. Outside LRT-2 Santolan station, take the FX to Antipolo and tell the driver you're going to get off at Ynares Center.

How To Commute to Bonifacio Global City from SM Sucat

Start Point: SM Sucat
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Option 1:

a. Ride a jeep to Baclaran.
b. From Baclaran, take any northbound bus (going to Cubao, Fairview, etc.) and get down at MRT-Taft station.
c. Ride the train and get down at MRT-Ayala.
d. Look for the jeepney terminal behind Shell EDSA cor. McKinley and take the jeep going to Market-Market (or you can take the BGC Bus located beside the MRT station).

Option 2:

a. Take the jeep going to Sucat interchange on SLEX.
b. At the interchange (east side) there's a jeep going to Market-Market.

How To Commute to NSO East Avenue from Recto

Start Point: Recto Ave.
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1. Take the LRT-2 from Recto to Cubao station.
2. Transfer to MRT-3 northbound and get down at GMA-Kamuning station.
3. Walk towards East Ave. and take any jeep or bus going to Commonwealth or Fairview. The NSO office will be to your left.

How To Commute To Lung Center of the Philippines from Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital

Start Point: Fabella Hospital
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Option 1:

1. Walk over to Lerma/Espana (about 200 meters away).
2. Ride a jeep going to Philcoa/Fairview. This jeep will already pass by Lung Center.

Option 2:

1. From LRT Doroteo Jose station, ride the train until Roosevelt station.
2. Take a bus and alight at Quezon Ave. cor. EDSA.
3. Along Quezon Ave., ride the jeep to Philcoa/Fairview.

Option 3:

1. From LRT-2 Recto station, take the train until Cubao.
2. From Cubao, ride the MRT until Quezon Ave. station.
3. Along Quezon Ave., ride the jeep to Philcoa/Fairview.

How To Commute To Lung Center of the Philippines from SM City Las Pinas

Start Point: Alabang-Zapote Road
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1. From SM City Las Pinas, ride a bus headed to Lawton, Sta. Cruz or Baclaran and get down at Baclaran.
2. From Baclaran, ride a bus going to Cubao or a jeep headed to MRT-Taft.
3. Get down at MRT-Taft and take the train until Quezon Ave. station.
4. Along Quezon Ave., ride the jeep going to Philcoa and that will pass by Lung Center (it will be to your right).

Refer to the area map below:

How To Commute To Remedios Street from Katipunan Ave.

Start Point: Katipunan Ave./Aurora Blvd.
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1. From Katipunan/Aurora, ride any jeep headed to Cubao Aurora (usually Stop & Shop or Divisoria signage) or take the LRT-2 to Cubao station.
2. Get down opposite Gateway Mall. If your destination within Remedios is nearer Taft Ave., look for the jeeps with signage Taft / NBI / Remedios. Usually there's a line of them waiting in that area. In the map below, the jeepney line is in front of where the M Lhuillier is:


On the other hand, if you're headed towards Remedios Circle or the side nearer to Roxas Blvd., ride the jeeps with signboard Mabini St. / Harrison Plaza. You can wait for them at the same place indicated on the map above.

3. Both types of jeeps above will pass by Remedios St.

How To Commute to Rockwell Makati from U.P. Diliman

Start Point: U.P. Diliman
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1. From UP Diliman, you can take the jeep going to Quiapo/Espana then get down at the corner of EDSA and Quezon Ave.
2. Ride the southbound bus or MRT and get down at Guadalupe.
3. Cross EDSA towards Guadalupe Commercial Complex and there are jeeps there going to Manila via Rizal Ave. Ride one of those and get down at Rockwell.

Below is a Google Map reference of the Guadalupe area:

How To Commute to GSIS (Mindanao Ave.) from Katipunan Ave.

Start Point: Katipunan Ave.
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Option 1:

1. From Katipunan/Aurora Blvd., take a jeep or LRT to Gateway Mall Cubao.
2. In front of Gateway Mall, ride the FX with signage Novaliches Bayan, C-5.

GSIS is in front of St. James College, so it's only 1 ride. Just tell the driver you're getting down at GSIS.

Option 2:

1. Along Katipunan Ave., take a COMET e-Jeepney from Blue Residences going to SM North EDSA.
2. At SM North, take the jeep going to C5/Quirino. This jeep will pass by GSIS Mindanao Ave.

How To Commute to SM Cyberzone Building (Jupiter Street, Makati) from SM City North EDSA

Start Point: SM North
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1. From SM North, walk towards Trinoma and then get onto the MRT going to Taft.
2. Get down at MRT Buendia station.
3. Across the station is the SM Cyberzone Building (beside the Shell station), so you just need to cross Buendia from the MRT station.

How To Commute To Juan Luna Street (Binondo) from Las Pinas

Start Point: Alabang-Zapote Road
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1. From Alabang-Zapote Road, take the bus going to Lawton or Sta. Cruz Church.
2. Get down along Taft Ave. (UN Ave. onwards going to City Hall) and ride the jeep going to Juan Luna/Quintin Paredes/Binondo Church.

How To Commute To SM Southmall (Las Pinas) from Trece Martires, Cavite

Start Point: Trece Martires, Cavite
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1. From Trece Martires, ride the bus going to Lawton, Taft, Buendia, etc.
2. Get down across Coastal Mall or Baclaran, cross Roxas Blvd. and then take the bus going to SM Southmall.

Refer to location map below for an idea where you can get down:

How To Commute To Sta. Maria (Bulacan) from Cubao

Start Point: EDSA
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1. Go to the Baliwag Transit terminal along EDSA (refer to location map below).
2. Take the bus going to Marilao, Bocaue or Meycauayan and get down underneath the Bocaue flyover. There is a jeepney terminal there with jeeps going to Sta. Maria.

How To Commute To Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center from Las Pinas City

Start Point: Alabang-Zapote Road
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1. Along Alabang-Zapote Road ride the bus going to Lawton or Sta. Cruz.
2. Get down at LRT-1 Sen. Gil Puyat station and ride the train going to Monumento.
3. Get down at Tayuman station and walk towards Jose Reyes Hospital.

Loading & Unloading Zones Along Ayala Avenue (Makati)

If you're not already familiar with Makati, aside from all the one-way streets the whole of Ayala Avenue has designated loading and unloading zones. Ayala Ave. is the busiest street in Makati, that's why this system was implemented back in the late 90s. The fact that the loading/unloading scheme is still in place means that it must be working.

As a commuter, it's important to take note of these loading/unloading areas to avoid missing your stop:

UNLOADING ZONES

a. Glorietta/Rustan's
b. The block between Paseo de Roxas and V.A. Rufino St.

LOADING ZONES

a. Philippine Stock Exchange
b. The block between V.A. Rufino Street and Salcedo Street

This means more walking, but it's healthy and it helps manage the traffic. Refer to the Google Map below for a visual reference (note: you can zoom or unzoom as necessary):

How To Commute to Resorts World Manila from Alabang

Start Point: Alabang-Zapote Road
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1. Take a jeep to Starmall Alabang.
2. From Starmall, ride the "B" bus and get down at MRT-Ayala (this is easier than going to MRT-Magallanes).
3. From MRT-Ayala, ride the train going to Taft Ave. and get down at Taft Ave. station.
4. Exit the station at the northbound side (where McDonald's is). Enter the passageway beside McDo and look for the NAIA Terminal 3 Loop shuttle. One of the shuttle's stops is Resorts World Manila. The shuttle departs every hour, from 6am to 11pm.

Below is the Google Map reference:

How To Commute To City of Dreams from Katipunan Ave.

Start Point: Katipunan Ave.
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1. Take the LRT2 from Katipunan to Cubao.
2. Transfer to the MRT3 or from EDSA just ride the bus going straight to SM Mall of Asia (MOA).
3. If you decide to use the MRT3, get down at Taft Ave. station and from there ride the bus going to MOA.
4. At SM Mall of Asia, there is a free shuttle service going to City of Dreams. Below are the schedules of this shuttle service:

Follow this link to find out more details on how to avail of this free shuttle service.

How To Commute To FEU Manila from Buendia

Start Point: Buendia Ave.
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1. From Buendia, ride the jeep or bus going to Taft Avenue.
2. Get down at the LRT-1 Gil Puyat station then take the train going to Monumento.
3. Get down at Doroteo Jose station.
4. Ride a jeep headed to Morayta-Gastambide and get off in front of FEU.

How To Commute To Market! Market! (Bonifacio Global City) from Alabang

Start Point: Alabang-Zapote Road
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1. Ride any jeep going to Starmall Alabang.
2. At Starmall Alabang, ride the bus with signage Market! Market! / BGC via C-5. They're located alongside the "A" and "B" bus loading area.

How To Commute To Eastwood Libis from SM Bicutan

Start Point: SM Bicutan
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1. Cross to the other side of the Bicutan interchange (northbound lane) then ride the bus going to Cubao.
2. Get down at MRT Ayala (easier than MRT Magallanes) and take the MRT to Santolan-Annapolis station (or you can take the bus all the way and get down at Santolan, but you'll encounter more traffic).
3. Walk towards the corner of EDSA and Boni Serrano. Once at Boni Serrano there are jeepneys waiting near the corner. Get on one of those jeepneys and get down at 20th Ave.
4. At the corner of 20th Ave. and Boni Serrano you can wait for the jeeps headed to Rosario/Jenny's and those will pass by Eastwood.

How To Commute To Enchanted Kingdom (Sta. Rosa, Laguna) from Cubao

Start Point: Cubao
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1. Go to Starmall EDSA.

Via MRT: Get down at MRT Shaw station.
Via bus: Get on any bus headed south (Ayala, MIA, Baclaran, Alabang, etc.).

2. From Starmall, ride the FX/van going to Balibago (Waltermart Sta. Rosa, Laguna).

How To Commute To Pinto Art Museum (Antipolo City)

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Pinto Art Museum is a quaint little museum nestled in the heart of a private subdivision in Antipolo City. Don't be fooled by the name because although "pinto" is Filipino for "door" the art gallery is precisely that, a place that showcases different types of art.

If you're an art lover, this is just one of the little places that you can satisfy your curiosity away from the bustle of Metro Manila.

There are several options to get to Pinto Art Museum.

Option 1

Start Point: Cubao

1. Take the LRT 2 until Santolan station.
2. Outside Santolan station, take the FX/jeep going to Antipolo, Tanay or Teresa.
3. Get down at Ynares Sports Center. From there, take a tricycle going to Grand Heights Subdivision and at the village gate just tell the guard that you're going to Pinto Art Museum.

Option 2

Start Point: SM City North EDSA

1. Take the jeep going to U.P. Diliman (located at the SM North EDSA PUV terminal), then transfer to a jeep going to Katipunan Ave.
2. From Katipunan Ave., cross Aurora Blvd. and take the jeep headed to Cogeo and get down at Santolan LRT2 station and from there follow steps 2 & 3 in Option 1.

Option 3

Start Point: SM Megamall

1. Take an FX going to Antipolo and get down at Ynares Sports Center.
2. Follow step 3 as found in Option 1.

The Taxi Survival Guide (How To Not Pay More Than You Have To When Using Taxis)

Recently a news report came out about some taxis at the airport charging exorbitant rates to arriving passengers. Normally, the alternative would be to use an Uber or Grab car instead, but with the recent government-mandated caps on surge prices, it's increasingly difficult to book an Uber, at least for now.

So here are some tips that you can use to minimize what you have to pay when trying to get around Metro Manila in a taxi. This assumes that for one reason or another, a bus or jeep is not an option.

1. Carpool part of the way.

Let's say you and a couple of friends are coming from Quezon City and you live in Paranaque. One of your friends lives in Makati and also has a car. You can hitch a ride with him until Makati and then take a cab the rest of the way back home. It's cheaper than taking a cab or even an Uber all the way from Quezon City.

Of course, the best case scenario is if you can carpool the whole way, then just put in your share for gas or toll fees and you should be good.

2. Share the ride.

If you and a couple of friends are heading to the same destination or the same general direction, it helps to share the cab ride with them and then divide the cost. Some taxi drivers don't like taking in groups, so an old tactic is for just one person to flag down the cab and when the cab driver agrees, the rest of the group comes out to ride.

3. If you're an arriving passenger, call a friend.

If you're at the airport, it's better to arrange in advance for a relative or friend to pick you up. If you don't have a lot of luggage, you can use the airport shuttle bus and then take a cab from your drop off point.

4. Choose where to get a cab.

Generally, it's better to get a cab at the mall. Yes, the lines may be long but the drivers are forced to be more honest and not be too picky since there's a mall guard to jot down the cab's details.

After mall hours you can usually find cabs parked near call centers since tired agents coming off shift late at night or early morning tend to just use a cab. Just note that drivers might haggle for a higher fare if you live far enough.

Hotels and big hospitals are other places where a lot of cabs pass by and they are relatively safe because the premises are well lit.

5. Insist on using the meter.

Taxis really should be using the meter as a matter of course, but in case it's traffic or the destination is far, the driver is going to insist on an agreed upon price. Don't just give in. In cases like that, I insist on using the meter then I tell the driver I'll just add something to the amount. Yes, it's not ideal but it's still cheaper than an arbitrary fixed price.

In Conclusion

As a commuter, you will be at a disadvantage when it's raining hard, it's late at night and/or there is little to no public transport where you're coming from or going to. But hopefully these tips will still help you manage your budget better when trying to use Metro Manila taxis.

Is The Metro Manila Commute Still Worth It?

Source: Inquirer.net

Can anything good be said about commuting in Metro Manila? Top Gear Philippines recently published an article that says 30% of Pinoys identified commuting as the worst part of their day. If that's so, why bother commuting at all?

In reality, most people don't have a choice. Scooters and motorbikes would be a viable option if it weren't so unsafe in Metro Manila's roads.

But instead of focusing on the negative, let's focus on some aspects that can make you glad you're commuting:

No worries about parking. Sometimes you're late for an appointment not because of traffic but because you can't find parking. Commuting relieves you of that worry.

Nothing to get damaged or carnapped. If you're a vehicle owner, you can't help thinking at the back of your mind if you still have a car to come back to or if you'll discover new dents or scratches.

Nothing to leave behind during gridlocks or flood. As a commuter, you won't be constrained by traffic gridlocks or floods. You can just wait it out at the mall or take refuge at a higher elevation. A car owner has to think twice about leaving his/her car in the middle of the road.

Less maintenance expenses. No need to worry about parking fees, gas consumption or license renewals. And if they implement stricter vehicle owner restrictions such as higher taxes on cars or the "No Garage, No Car" policy, you'll be glad you don't own a car.

More exercise. Let's face it, a large part of commuting is walking and climbing up and down stairs. While all this physical exertion can make it daunting for most, we should actually look forward to this especially if we spend most of the day sitting in front of a desk.

While there are many things to be unhappy about when it comes to commuting in Metro Manila, hopefully the above points will help us recognize the little "wins" out there. After all, it may be what keeps us sane as we grind through our daily commute.

How To Commute to The Yard from Tandang Sora, Quezon City

Start Point: Tandang Sora, Quezon City
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1. From Tandang Sora take the jeep headed either to UP Diliman or Philcoa.
2. From UP or Philcoa, take the jeep headed to Katipunan Ave. You can get down at the corner of Katipunan and Xavierville Ave. (by the Katipunan flyover) and walk to The Yard, or you can get down at the jeepney terminal underneath the flyover and take the tricycles usually stationed at Esteban Abada.

Here's a Google Map reference of The Yard so you can orient yourself with the landmarks: