The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Friday announced that it will offer free rides to government employees on the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) to mark the celebration of the 123rd Philippine Civil Service anniversary.

Free rides on the MRT-3 will start from 18 until 20 September, throughout the line's operating hours, the DOTr said.

To avail of the free rides, government employees must present their valid government ID.

"Kami po sa MRT-3 ay taos-pusong nakikiisa sa pagdiriwang ng anibersaryo ng Philippine Civil Service. Ang handog naming LIBRENG SAKAY ay simpleng pasasalamat sa lahat ng mga sakripisyo ng bawat kawani ng gobyerno upang magampanan nang tapat at maayos ang kanilang mga tungkulin," DOTr Assistant Secretary for Railways and MRT-3 Officer-in-Charge Jorjette B. Aquino said.

The annual Philippine Civil Service celebration is pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 1050, series of 1997, declaring the month of September as Civil Service Month.