Free EDSA carousel rides back November

Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III on Monday announced that Libreng Sakay (free ride) for Edsa Bus Carousel and jeepneys will return this November until the end of this year.

At a press conference in Quezon City where jeepney associations are supposed to air their grievances over the govermnent subsidy, Guadiz said the free ride program for jeepneys and buses will return in 1 November.

Guadiz said this was after the joint circular for releasing the P1.3 billion fund for the service contracting program has been approved.

The particular vehicles offering free rides will ply across National Capital Region, and not just along Edsa.

"This month we will release the budget. We will bring back Libreng Sakay. We will start with Metro Manila. It will include jeepneys," he said.

The fund, he explained, is intended to pay the service contracting program.