The Libreng Sakay (free bus ride) program that started in late 2020 is an initiative that shows government is listening to the people. Recently, when news reports announced that the program would not be extended after it ended on Dec. 31, 2022, people – especially those who needed the free rides...
Additional 42 units of buses have been deployed along EDSA amid complaints of shortage of passenger vehicles especially during rush hours. The deployment of more buses, based on resolution of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), however, is on trial basis and was...
The government’s free ride program, or Libreng Sakay, may resume next month, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) disclosed on Friday, Jan. 6. LTFRB Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III said the free ride program will immediately resume once the Department of Budget and...
With the holiday season almost done, people are going back to their usual routines. Most of you are probably driving and commuting back to the city. And if you are one to pass through EDSA, you’ll surely do a double take if you see the first-ever giant roasted chicken on an interactive LED...
The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation is in favor of the proposed privatization of the EDSA bus carousel or bus way system by the third quarter of next year. Antipolo 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop (Facebook) Antipolo 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop expressed his support to the endeavor...
Starting Dec. 24, provincial buses will be allowed to traverse EDSA in a bid to accommodate more passengers going to and from the provinces. But the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) clarified that the lifting of restrictions for provincial buses to use EDSA will only be until Jan....
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will roll out three priority transportation Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects, in accordance with the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028. DOTR announced Wednesday, Dec. 14, that the Committee on Public-Private Partnership Center Project Development...
The first of the three bays of the Ayala EDSA Busway Station, which Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) built inside its One Ayala building, officially started operating today, Saturday, November 19. By April 2023, all bays of the station will be operating. "The EDSA Ayala Busway Station will benefit mall...
A local business group has urged to implement total system upgrade of the EDSA busway and bus service on the “Carousel Line” as well as its eventual privatization for cost effective operation of the mass transport system. The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), in a letter jointly...
To commemorate the death anniversary of former Benigno ‘Ninoy’ S. Aquino, Jr., “August twenty-one of every year is hereby declared as the Ninoy Aquino day which shall be a national nonworking holiday.” This is according to Republic Act No. 9256 that was signed into law by President Gloria...
It's all systems go for commemorating the 39th anniversary of the death of the late Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. on Sunday, August 21. The late Senator Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino Jr. (File photo) This year's Ninoy Aquino Day celebration will start at 1 p.m. on Sunday at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P1.4 billion, ensuring the free rides program at the Edsa Busway to continue until the end of the year. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman on Tuesday, Aug. 16, announced the release of P1.4 billion for the additional funding...
