DOTr chief: Libreng Sakay funds set aside up to December

Commuters wait in long queues for a "Libreng Sakay" by the Department of Transportation at the EDSA Carousel Bus Station along Main Avenue on Monday morning, July 18, 2022.

The STAR / Miguel De Guzman

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management has finally set aside the budget needed for the government’s Libreng Sakay program to last up to December this year, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista disclosed.

Bautista made this statement in an interview aired over GMA News’ Unang Balita on Thursday morning when asked if there were enough funds to sustain the subsidized rides all the way until the end of the year.

Free rides were also given to students on the rail lines ahead of their return to face-to-face classes, though Libreng Sakay for other commuters has since ended on the Metro Rail Transit-Line 3.

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