In commemoration of the White Cane Safety Day, the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) and the Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT2) have announced that visually impaired passengers can avail of free rides from August 1 to August 6.
MRT3 said that commuters with visual impairment need only to present their valid person with disability identification card to the security personnel in the train stations."Nakikiisa po ang MRT-3 sa pagdiriwang ng buong bansa ng World Cane Safety Day.
MRT3 stretches from North Avenue in Quezon City to Taft Avenue in Pasay City. Stations of the LRT2, on the other hand, are from Recto in Manila to Antipolo in Rizal.Among the major causes of visual impairment is cataract, according to Department of Health Disease Prevention and Control Bureau’s Adult Elderly Health and Special Population Division senior health program officer Ma. Cristina Raymundo.
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