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FREE RIDES. Buses and jeepneys at the Porac Central Terminal in Pampanga in this undated photo. A total of 725,422 healthcare workers and authorized persons outside residence (APORs) in Central Luzon have so far benefited from the "Libreng Sakay" from April 13 to 28, 2022.(Photo by LTFRB Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - More than 700,000 healthcare workers and authorized persons outside residence (APORs) in Central Luzon have so far benefited from the "Libreng Sakay&quot...

FREE RIDES. Buses and jeepneys at the Porac Central Terminal in Pampanga in this undated photo. A total of 725,422 healthcare workers and authorized persons outside residence (APORs) in Central Luzon have so far benefited from the "Libreng Sakay" from April 13 to 28, 2022.(Photo by LTFRB Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - More than 700,000 healthcare workers and authorized persons outside residence (APORs) in Central Luzon have so far benefited from the "Libreng Sakay&quot...

Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday, April 27, said the government should expedite the distribution of fuel subsidy to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators as they grapple with the weekly spike in oil prices. Poe, chair of the Senate Committee on Public Services, said that aside from tricy

THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) clarified on Wednesday the issue of the “window period” for provincial buses to enter Metro Manila, particularly Edsa, which inconvenienced thousands of commuters who had to wait for hours for the provincial buses to ply their routes. In a phone interview, MMDA Chairman Romando…

Gate 3 of the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (File photo) MANILA - Going to nearby provinces from Metro Manila is now more convenient after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) expanded its Libreng Sakay (free ride) program to include routes headed to the two major land terminals in the region. In a Viber message to reporters on Thursday, LTFRB Executive Director Kristina "Tina" Cassion said each route headed to the North Luzon Express Terminal (NLET...

NEW DEAL. Various transport companies and cooperatives in the Davao Region sign the Service Contracting Program with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board - Davao Region (LTFRB-11) on Thursday (April 21, 2022). The LTFRB-11 has recorded 46 transport group participants for the program, which will run for 60-65 days. (PNA Photo by Robinson Ninal) DAVAO CITY - The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Davao Region (LTFRB-11) inked a deal Thursday with 46 transpo...

The Department of Transportation said it will work on providing bus augmentations, issue more provisional authority permits, and get more people on the ground to assist commuters.

Edsa Busway (PNA photo by Ben Briones) MANILA - Commuters nationwide will soon enjoy free rides aboard different public utility vehicles (PUV) this week with the rollout of the Service Contracting Program (SCP) in other parts of the country. In a Laging Handa briefing on Monday, DOTr Undersecretary Mark Steven Pastor said the free ride program -- implemented as part of the SCP -- has already begun at the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) Busway and will be expanded to several other land trans...

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will resume the third phase of the Service Contracting Program, that is aimed at assisting both the transport sector and the commuters amid the economic hardships brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, on Monday, April 11. DOTR Sec. Art Tugade said they will laun

THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced on Sunday that the Service Contracting Program (SCP) will resume today, Monday, providing transport stakeholders guaranteed revenues, while enabling certain segments of the commuters to ride public transportation for free. In an advisory, the department said the SCP is being implemented through the P7-billion…