Good news, commuters! President Duterte announced that the government will offer free rides at the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) for at least a month following the completion of its rehabilitation works. Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) (Photo from DOTr) "I’d like to announce that Secretary...
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...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will resume on Monday, Sept. 13, its expanded free ride service for authorized persons outside residence (APORs) and essential workers nationwide. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the coronavirus...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is offering free rides for commuters who are considered as authorized person outside of residence (APOR) as the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) limits the availability of public transportation. The Armed Forces of...
The government will offer free rides on Metro Manila's major railway systems as an incentive to passengers--specifically Authorized Persons Outside of Residence, or APORs--who have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary...
Even as the budget department released funds to continue the government's service contracting program, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said ₱3 billion will not be enough to sustain the program that gives free rides for essential workers and commuters....
The operations of the new stations under the Light Rail Transit 2 (LRT-2) East Extension is expected to normalize after two weeks, pending the arrival of additional trains and the completion of the full integration of the train line's signaling system. The interior of the newly built Light Rail...
The Light Rail Transit (LRT)-2 East Extension starts operating Monday, July 5, and commuters get free rides for the first two weeks of the extended line's operations, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) Friday, (July 2) announced. President Rodrigo Duterte, together with Department of...
With the expiration of the Bayanihan to Recover As One ("Bayanihan 2") Act, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) was left with no choice but to temporarily suspend its service contracting program, which for the past few months facilitated free rides in public utility...
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, 30 individuals in a barangay in Pasig City were provided free skills training and employment opportunities. This was made possible by the collaboration between Barangay San Antonio, Pasig, and CFC-ANCOP, paving the way to a 10-day free skills training of masonry,...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has facilitated free rides for over five million frontline healthcare workers and authorized persons outside residence or APORs this year. In a Facebook post Sunday, April 25, the DOTr revealed that its Free Ride for Health Workers Program has tallied a total...
The Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) is offering free rides for women on Monday, March 8 in celebration of International Women's Day. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) In an announcement posted on its Facebook page, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) said the LRT-2 would offer free rides to...
