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(Eagle News) — Over 200 buses under the government’s Edsa Busway System are available to commuters starting today, July 29. The Department of Transportation said the additional 90 buses that brought the total buses under the program to 284 came from the MRT-3 Bus Augmentation Program. The DOTr said the additional buses were “absorbed” by the busway system for passengers. The agency said from the fixed rate of P25, the base fare will now be […]
(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board is set to add six bus routes to help commuters traveling within Metro Manila. According to the LTFRB, the following are the new routes to be added on Friday, June 5: Route 1: Monumento – Balagtas, Bulacan Route 17: EDSA – Montalban, Rizal Route 18: NAIA Loop The following city bus routes, on the other hand, will be launched on Monday, June 8: Route 3: Monumento – […]
LUXEMBOURG (AFP) — Luxembourg will become the first country in the world on Saturday to offer a free public transport system as the government tries to reduce particularly dense car traffic. Some cities have already taken similar partial measures but the transport ministry said it was the first time such a decision would cover an entire country. The free transport, which is being flagged as “an important social measure”, will affect approximately 40 percent of households […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Thursday, Oct. 10, said he would commute to the Palace the following day, but said media coverage would not be allowed. Panelo, who issued the statement after accepting the challenge of leftist group Bayan for him to take public transportation, added he would also have no bodyguards during the commute which would see him use a jeepney and the Light Rail Transit. Bayan’s secretary-general Renato Reyes issued the challenge […]
