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"The ridership of the MRT-3 has improved...Before the pandemic, [it was just] 260,000. And although there was a pandemic, the ridership reached 280,000. And now, the MRT-3 can board 300,000 safely," Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade was quoted as saying.
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…
"We want to serve as many passengers as possible, that's why we really prepared for this scenario where more passengers can be served by MRT-3. All of that is an effect of our extensive rehabilitation, which we all upgraded. of subsystems-from tracks, power, signaling, our wagons, including the MRT-3 facilities," he said.
STRESSING that the program has been very beneficial to millions of essential workers and commuters, presidential aspirant and former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will make the free rides at the Edsa Carousel Bus route permanent once he and his running mate, Mayor Inday Sara Duterte, are elected in the…
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Monday that the payout for drivers and operators that are participating in the Service Contracting Program has reached P4.7 billion. Citing data from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said the total amount involves the P1.91…