FREE RIDE. A passenger rushes to get on a shuttle bus offering a free ride along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Friday (Aug. 26, 2022). The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has deployed a total of seven buses and two military trucks that will service commuters from Monday to Friday at 6a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.(PNA photo by Alfred Frias) MANILA - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Friday beefed up its "Libreng Sakay" (free ride) along Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City to accommodate more commuters, especially students, days after the resumption of in-person classes. During the actual dispatch, MMDA Acting Chairman Carlo Dimayuga III said the agency was deploying seven buses and two military trucks to transport those commuting from Dona Carmen to Welcome Rotonda. "The 'libreng sakay' program in Commonwealth is expected to benefit 500 to 600 passengers per day and we are mulling to continue it until December this year,