MMDA launches free rides for commuters

By Francis Earl Cueto

Aug 27, 2022 12:06 am

(UPDATE) WITH students returning to schools for their face-to-face classes, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has launched a 'Libreng Sakay' program.

According to acting MMDA chairman Carlo Dimayuga 3rd, seven buses and two military trucks will be used to ferry commuters from Doña Carmen in Commonwealth Avenue to Mabuhay Rotunda which marks the boundary between the cities of Manila and Quezon City.

COMMUTER COME-ON A commuter climbs a bus offering a free ride along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. Launched on the same day, the ‘Libreng Sakay’ program of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has a total of seven buses and two military trucks that will ply designated routes from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. from Monday to Friday. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN

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