TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 provided free rides in Eastern Visayas during the transport strike on Thursday, March 19. In collaboration with local government units (LGUs), PRO-8 carried out 61 Libreng Sakay operations, deploying 54 police vehicles for commuters impacted by the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said Wednesday that necessary measures are in place for the nationwide transport strike on Thursday. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, PRO-NIR spokesperson, said 74 police vehicles are on standby to provide Libreng Sakay (free...
CEBU CITY – Top government officials on Friday, Aug. 22, spearheaded the launching of the second route of the Love Bus Libreng Sakay program in Cebu. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco, and Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman graced the launching at...
(File photo courtesy of LRTA - LRT 2 / Facebook) More than 53,000 passengers have availed of the free ride at the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) during the commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) and Philippine Veterans Week, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) said in an advisory...
LRT-2 and MRT-3 (File photo courtesy of DOTr) The Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced on Friday, Sept. 15, that government workers will receive free rides on the MRT-3 and LRT-2 from Sept. 18 to 20 in commemoration of the 123rd civil service anniversary. In separate cautions, the...
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...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr)'s P8.4 Billion "Libreng Sakay" (Free Ride) scheme under its Service Contracting Program (SCP) ends today, Saturday, December 31, 2022. The program has already exhausted its P7 billion allocation under the 2022 General Appropriations Act (GAA) as well as the...
In celebration of Rizal Day, the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 is offering free rides tomorrow, Friday, from 7:00 am to 9:00 am, and from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The holiday commemorates the 126th year of martyrdom of national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, who was executed at Bagumbayan, present-day Luneta Park,...
More than 2 million students will benefit from the Free Ride (Libreng Sakay Program) that will run from August 22-November 5, 2022. Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) Administrator Atty. Hernando T. Cabrera said that an estimated 2.2 million students are expected to benefit from the program for...
The Light Rail Transit Authority announced Saturday, May 7, that LRT-2 will provide free rides to Persons with Disabilities (PWD) during the National Election on May 9, 2022. The free ride is one of the proposed measures of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) through its Task Force on...
The Metro Rail Transit-3 has served almost two million passengers in the first week of its month-long free ride that started on March 28. Michael J. Capati, officer-in-charge of the MRT-3 and director for Operations, said the highest ridership it recorded was on April 1 when a total of 309,225...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Monday, Oct. 18, issued a show cause order against two consortiums operating along the EDSA Busway for deploying insufficient numbers of buses on the route and for not paying the salary of their drivers and conductors under the...
