Web MVP is open · Mobile is next
Know before you leave.
The route planner for the Filipino commute is open on the web — a narrow MVP of verified routes. Mobile is next. Fares, safety, and accessibility are still ahead.
Not knowing is the real commute.
Millions of Metro Manila commuters depend on jeepneys, UV Express, buses, tricycles, and rail every day — yet reliable, plain-language information is scattered, outdated, or missing. Word of mouth and guesswork mean wasted money, wasted time, and anxiety.
Route knowledge lives in people's heads
Informal routes, landmarks, transfer points, and stop locations are not documented in one trusted place — you learn by trial and error.
Fares are unclear and change
Base fares, minimum fares, and student or senior discounts vary by mode and get revised. Total trip cost and a monthly commute budget are hard to guess.
Travel time is unpredictable
Realistic ranges by time of day, first and last trips, and flood-prone choke points are rarely published — so every rush hour is a gamble.
Safety and access are invisible
There is little guidance on well-lit stops, night options, or step-free and PWD-friendly routes — especially for first-timers and night commuters.
Alam mo na ang ruta, ang gastos, at kung makakauwi ka — bago ka pa umalis.The promise behind San Sasakay — verified guidance, not guesswork at the terminal.
— San Sasakay product brief
Verified plans. Honest guidance.
The web planner is open — curated, verified routes, narrow on purpose. Mobile is next. Fares, an honest reality check, and safety and accessibility guidance are still ahead. Our curation team verifies the data.
Curated routes
Verified routes, stops, and transfers with step-by-step, landmark-based directions — on the web, now. Every record shows its source and when it was last verified.
Fare & budget clarity
Estimated fare per leg, total trip cost, student, senior, and PWD discounts, plus a daily, weekly, and monthly commute budget — still ahead of this MVP.
Commute reality check
Realistic travel-time ranges by time of day, first and last trips, known trouble spots, and official advisories — ranges with confidence, still ahead.
Safety & accessibility
Accessibility filters, night-travel guidance, stop-level tips, trip sharing with a trusted contact, and emergency numbers — still ahead.
Built for the actual commute, not the office desk.
Plan the trip on the web before you leave. The phone app is next — saved routes that stay with you when the signal drops, inside an MRT tunnel or on an FX with one bar.
Filipino-first directions, anchored on landmarks you recognize. Fares, safety, and accessibility come with that wider plan.
Questions commuters actually ask.
Straight answers on price, modes, platforms, and how San Sasakay differs from Maps or Waze.
Is San Sasakay free?
Yes. The web planner is free. Fares, safety, and accessibility will be free too when they land — no paywall on the essentials.
Does it work on jeepneys and UV Express?
Yes. San Sasakay covers the transit Metro Manila commuters actually ride: jeepneys, UV Express, P2P and city buses, tricycles, ferries, and rail — with curated, landmark-based directions and visible last-verified dates.
Is there a mobile app?
Not yet. The web planner is open now — an MVP for verified routes. Mobile is next: Android first, for the phones most Filipino commuters carry, then iOS.
How is San Sasakay different from Google Maps or Waze?
Google Maps and Waze are built for roads and private cars. San Sasakay is a route planner for the transit people actually ride. The web MVP is verified routes, today. Fares, realistic time ranges, and safety and accessibility guidance are still ahead. Our curation team verifies the data — we do not depend on volunteers to be correct.
Does the app need GPS or a strong signal?
You need a connection to plan a trip on the web. Offline guides — routes that stay on your phone when the signal drops, on an FX with one bar or inside an MRT tunnel — come with the mobile app.
What does “Makakauwi ka ba?” mean for San Sasakay?
It is the question that started the product — “Can you get home?” The web MVP helps you answer it with a verified route before you leave. Clear costs, safety, and accessibility are still ahead — not guesswork at the terminal.
“Makakauwi ka ba?”
I wasn't trying to solve a transit problem. I was just trying to get home.
A few friends and I were out one night, and when it was time to leave, nobody knew what route to take. Which jeep goes where. Is the UV still running this late. We were just standing there, guessing — the way every Filipino commuter has guessed, every single day, for decades.
Then my friend, we will call her Ugah, turned to me and asked: “Makakauwi ka ba?”
That question stayed with me. Not because it was dramatic. Because it was so ordinary. Millions of people ask some version of that question every day — before they leave the office, before they step out of a mall, before they decide whether to spend ₱300 on Grab or take their chances on a jeep that may or may not come.
And the answer is always a guess.
There's no app for that. Not really. Google Maps doesn't know if Route 22 is running tonight. Waze is for people with cars. Nobody built anything for the commuter standing at the corner of Market! Market! at 10pm, just trying to get home.
That's what I'm building. Not for the commuter who can afford to book a ride every time. For Ugah. For everyone who's ever stood at a stop and just… waited and hoped.
Mobile is next.
The web planner is already open. Invites for the phone app go out in waves — verified routes in your pocket, then fares, safety, and accessibility. Salamat sa pag-antay.