The government has decided to make EDSA Bus Carousel rides free of charge round the clock from 15 to 31 December this year.

Presently, the free bus rides traversing Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue, from Caloocan City to the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, are limited from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Outside the said hours, the fare was set at P13 for the first five kilometers plus P2 for every succeeding kilometer.

The EDSA Carousel busway, which has 18 stops along the way, has reduced route travel time, end to end, from two to three hours to about 90 minutes, the DoTr said.