The Department of Transportation's (DOTr) Service Contracting Program (SCP), which makes the government’s "libreng sakay" or free rides initiative possible, doesn't have any allocated funding under the 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP). (Photo from DOTr) This was revealed by DOTr officials...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has welcomed the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)’s "timely release" of P1.4 billion for the continued implementation of the "libreng sakay" or free rides program until the end of December 2022. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Wednesday, Aug. 3, launched its “Libreng Sakay” program to help commuters in Manila and key cities in Visayas and Mindanao and decongest the roads during peak hours. DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista (left) and VP Sara Duterte (right) during the launch of...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has paid P445.46 million in payables to drivers and operators of Public Utility Bus (PUB) plying the EDSA Busway under the “Libreng Sakay” of the Service Contracting Program (SCP), it announced Monday, August 1. Commuters line up...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte renewed on Wednesday, July 13 his call for the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to expand the coverage of its "libreng sakay" or free ride program so it may benefit more commuters. The Metro Rail Transit-3 (Facebook) Villafuerte, in a statement,...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis “LRay” Villafuerte has praised the extension of the “Libreng Sakay” (Free rides) for the EDSA Carousel bus transit line, which President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. approved. Long queue of motorists seen at EDSA near scout Borromeo in Quezon City...
BAGUIO CITY – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced Friday, July 1, that the “Libreng Sakay” (free ride) program under the Service Contracting Program Phase 3 in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has been extended until July 15. Seventy-six modern...
If there's one President Duterte initiative that should be continued immediately by President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., it's the "libreng sakay" or free ride program, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "I hope that the new...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, June 22 urged the government to consider increasing its cash aid for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers affected by the rising cost of fuel to P3,000. Gatchalian made the call as he deemed it much better than suspending the excise tax on fuel, which he...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has so far distributed P4.7 billion payouts to drivers and operators under Service Contracting. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the data provided by the LTFRB, the total compensation and incentives given to drivers and...
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...
More than 170,000 essential workers have so far benefitted from the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) free ride program on the first day of its nationwide resumption on Monday, Sept. 13. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the...
