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DBM releases P1.4 billion funds for extended EDSA Busway free rides


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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 released the funds to allow the Libreng Sakay program along the EDSA Busway Carousel to continue until December of this year, it disclosed Tuesday. 

 

In a statement sent to reporters, DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman approved the Special Allotment Release Order and the Notice of Cash Allocation amounting to P1.4-billion to cover funding requirements for the extended run of the Service Contracting Program, meant to support the mobility of students and workers.

 

Pangandaman added that the funds are seen to benefit some 628 units of onboard Public Utility Buses on the EDSA Busway Route.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/08/16/2203038/dbm-releases-p14-billion-funds-extended-edsa-busway-free-rides

 

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