Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman has approved the Special Allotment Release Order and the Notice of Cash Allocation amounting to P1.4 billion, which will cover the additional funds needed for the extended "Libreng Sakay" program.
Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman has approved the Special Allotment Release Order and the Notice of Cash Allocation amounting to P1.4 billion, which will cover the additional funds needed for the extended "Libreng Sakay" program.
"Ito pong paglagak natin ng additional funds ay suporta natin sa hangad ni President Marcos na i-extend and programang Libreng Sakay ng Department of Transportation at ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board hanggang Disyembre," Pangandaman said in a press release issued Tuesday. "Malaking tulong at ginhawa po ang Libreng Sakay sa bulsa ng mga commuter, lalo na para sa mga estudyante at mga kabilang sa labor force. This will support up to 50-million ridership from September 1 until December 31," she added.Pangandaman said the release of additional funds for the program would benefit around 628 units of onboarded public utility buses along the EDSA Busway Route in Metro Manila.
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. decided to extend the free rides at the EDSA Bus Carousel, along withAccording to the Department of Transportation, the free EDSA Carousel bus rides will be extended until December of this year. It said the move would “ease the burden of rising living expenses on Filipino families and help them save money, especially with the return of face-to-face classes after more than two years.”