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EDSA Carousel Busway (PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA - Bus operators providing free rides at the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) Busway have so far received PHP445.66 million in compensation under the third phase of the Service Contracting Program (SCP). In a statement on Monday, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) chair Cheloy Garafil said the amount pays for the sixth week to the 13th week of the SCP Phase 3, with the payments for weeks 14 and 15 currently being processed. "The agency is now in close coordination with the public utility bus (PUB) consorti...

EDSA BUSWAY. Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board chair Cheloy Garafil (middle foreground) lines up in one of the stations of the Edsa Carousel on Tuesday (July 12, 2022). Garafil took note of some areas of improvement for the Edsa busway during her surprise inspection and lauded the discipline of commuters. (Photo courtesy of LTFRB) MANILA - Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) chair Cheloy Garafil is looking to improve the riding experience at the Edsa Carousel bus after taking a ride at the route herself on Tuesday. In a statement Wednesday, Garafil o...

The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 has sustained a daily average of 300,000 passengers despite the termination of the libreng sakay or free ride program, according to the rail line’s figures.

MORE FREE RIDES. Passengers queue at the Monumento-Edsa Carousel bus station in Caloocan City on April 11. Commuters along Edsa will continue to enjoy the 'Libreng Sakay (free ride)' program until July 31 despite the end of the Service Contracting Program this June according to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board on Wednesday (June 22, 2022). (PNA photo by Ben Briones) MANILA - Free rides on buses at the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) Busway will continue beyond the end of the third phase of the Service Contracting Program (SCP), the Land Transportation Franc...

(File photo) MANILA - A lawmaker on Friday requested the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to intervene on complaints of workers under the Land Transportation Regulatory and Franchising Board (LTFRB) Service Contracting Program regarding delayed payments and other labor law violations. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda made the appeal following allegations that service contracting companies are "cheating their workers" out of wages and benefits and are retrenching them retaliatorily for voicing complaints. In a letter to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, Salceda said the workers com...