STUDENTS 18 years-old and below will get a free ride at the MRT-3 the Department of Transportation and Communications said, as a response to a request to the National Council for the Welfare of Children for the Children’s Month celebration.
DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said this is also their way to pay tribute to Filipino children.
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The initial free complimentary trips ran from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. this morning and will again be repeated from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. today.
The DOTr said that the students only need to present a valid school ID to the station security personnel to avail of the free ride.
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“Nakikiisa po ang buong linya ng MRT-3 sa pagdiriwang ng National Children’s Month ngayong buwan ng Nobyembre. Nawa po sa aming libreng sakay ay maipadama namin sa ating mga kabataan ang aming paghanga at pagpapahalaga sa kanilang galing at husay, na siyang magiging pundasyon ng ating maunlad na bayan,” according to DOTr Assistant Secretary for Railways and MRT-3 Officer-in-Charge Jorjette Aquino.
The DOTr also said that the MRT-3’s free ride for students 18 years and below is their way to celebrate Children’s Month celebration and its way of paying tribute to Filipino children.
