A senior lawmaker on Monday appealed to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to work closely with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for the early restart of the “Libreng Sakay” or free bus ride program along Edsa.
A senior lawmaker on Monday appealed to the Department of Transportation to work closely with the Department of Budget and Management for the early restart of the “Libreng Sakay” or free bus ride program along Edsa.
The former CamSur governor made the call after DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman confirmed recently that the agency has allotted a P1.285-billion budget in the 2023 General Appropriations Act for the DOTr’s SCP for Libreng Sakay, which had, till end-December, provided free bus rides on the EDSA Carousel route from Manila Central University in Caloocan City to Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange in Parañaque City.
Sought for details, DBM spokesperson and Undersecretary Goddess Libiran said it was up to the DOTr, as the implementing agency, “to identify the scope/coverage of the program. They have the option to spread or limit its coverage, based on the result of their study.” Villafuerte’s appeal for the early resumption of Libreng Sakay came a week after he lauded President Marcos for providing immediate financial relief to Filipino consumers at the start of 2023 with his twin directives meant to hold off scheduled increases this 2023 in the cost of certain basic monthly expenses.
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