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LTFRB: With 'exhausted' funds, Libreng Sakay needs supplemental budget to continue past June


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The LTFRB said it expects more PUV routes to be opened in the coming weeks.

The STAR / Michael Varcas

 

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board's Libreng Sakay program offering free public transportation rides will need a supplemental budget from the incoming administration if it is to continue past June, the agency said Wednesday.

 

LTFRB executive director Tina Cassion made this statement over the Laging Handa briefing Wednesday as she pointed out that the LTFRB's funds had been "exhausted" after spending P10 million per day under the Libreng Sakay program, which is set to end by June 30. 

 

"Our total budget all over the country is P7 billion and we're already at 80 percent of payables. They're continuing to run even until now in some regions until June 30 and in other regions their implementation is until July," Cassion said in mixed Filipino and English.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/06/22/2190178/ltfrb-exhausted-funds-libreng-sakay-needs-supplemental-budget-continue-past-june

 

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