LRT-2 sees over 2 2M free rides for students in 2 5 months radyonatin.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from radyonatin.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
More than two million students are expected to benefit from the free train rides for students on the Light Rail Transit Line 2, the Light Rail Transit Authority said Tuesday.
(File photo courtesy of PPD) MANILA - Around 2.2 million free rides are expected to be enjoyed by students during the two-and-a-half-month period of the "Libreng Sakay (free rides)" program at the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2). In a media bulletin on Tuesday, Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) Administrator Hernando Cabrera said the program, set to begin during the official first day of classes on Aug. 22 and will end on Nov. 5, is expected to serve a lot of students as the LRT-2 line is situated along 80 universities, colleges, and schools. On a typical weekday before the start of the pandemic, the LRT-2 served an average of 90,000 to 100,000 passengers per day. "We have prepared a system to ensure the safe, smooth, and efficient implementation of the program in compliance with the directive of the Department of Transportation (DOTr)," Cabrera said. The free ride program can be availed by students enrolled in nursery, kindergarten, elementary or primary school
Students will get free rides on the Light Rail Transit Line 2 when face-to-face classes resume on Aug. 22, according to the Light Rail Transit Authority.
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