The transport department aims to help students as face-to-face classes resume in August.
Meanwhile, the DOTR approved the extension of the free EDSA Carousel bus rides until the yearend, noting that there are still funds from the national government to fund the program.
“Considering the availability of budget for Service Contracting under GA 2022, the undersigned recommends the continuation of the Libreng Sakay Program for all passengers of the EDSA Bus Carousel,” Bautista’s memo read. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board , the implementing agency for the program, earlier said that it had P7 billion from the national budget. It spends roughly P14 million a day to pay for contracted public utility vehicles for the program.of P11 nationwide, as gas prices in the global market soar.
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