MALACANANG announced on Thursday that the rides for the metropolitan mass transit systems will be free for the entire day of Friday, December 20, 2024
According to a statement from the Palace, this serves as an early Christmas gift by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to the riding public who patronizes the MRT-3, LRT Lines 1 and 2.
“Ang inisyatibong ito ay isang simpleng paraan upang maibsan ang gastos ng ating mga kababayang abala sa paghahanda para sa Pasko,” President Marcos Jr. was quoted in the statement.
“Nawa’y magdulot ito ng ginhawa at maramdam ng lahat ang malasakit ng pamahalaan ngayong kapaskuhan,” he added.
The free train ride is expected to benefit around 1.1 million passengers.
In numbers the expected passengers are 450,000 in MRT-3, 460,000 in LRT-1, and 200,000 in LRT-2.
According to the Presidential Communications Office, the usual heavy load of passengers occur during the last Friday before Christmas.
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