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Ridership on the EDSA Busway hit an all-time high in October 2022, peaking at 404,010 on 24 October 2022, and setting a record of 351,531 on average monthly ridership for the first time since starting operations in 2020. The EDSA Busway is a dedicated median bus lane service launched in conjun

FREE RIDES. Passengers board a bus offering free rides at the Roosevelt stop of the Edsa Carousel on July 11, 2022. From April 11 to Sept. 4, a total of 170,913,133 passengers have so far enjoyed free rides as part of the third phase of the government's Service Contracting Program. (PNA photo by Ben Briones) MANILA - Over 170 million passengers have been served by the latest Service Contracting Program (SCP), the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said Tuesday. In a...

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 off

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has emphasized that the agency's goal under the Marcos administration is to innovate, adapt, and address emerging transport issues, to support employers and enable job creation. Undersecretary Planning and Project Development Timothy John Batan made the

The government plans to increase the share of debt payment in the proposed record-high P5.268-trillion budget for next year.

The P1.4 billion fund that the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released for Service Contracting Program will secure the free ride for commuters in Metro Manila until December this year, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said. LTFRB chairperson Cheloy Velica

"The Free Ride is a great help and relief in the pockets of commuters, especially for students and those who belong to the labor force. This will support up to 50-million ridership from September 1 until December 31," Pangandaman said.

P1.4B fund for extended ‘Libreng Sakay’ at Edsa Busway released

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has disbursed P445.46M to drivers and operators of Public Utility Bus (PUB) plying the EDSA Busway under the Libreng Sakay of the Service Contracting Program (SCP) one month into the new administration. The amount was payment for wee

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 t