Nearly 4.3 million passengers benefitted from free rides on LRT-1, LRT-2, and MRT-3 from April 30 to May 3, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive in celebration of Labor Day.
The initiative saw record-breaking ridership on MRT-3, which served over 481,000 passengers on April 30 alone—its highest single-day ridership since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The four-day free ride aimed to honor the sacrifices of Filipino workers, and to ease the burden of daily commuters.”
Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said the four-day free ride aimed to honor the sacrifices of Filipino workers, and to ease the burden of daily commuters.
“Malaking tulong ang libreng sakay sa ating mga manggagawa at commuters,” Dizon said.
“Kaya sa utos ni Pangulong Marcos, taon-taon na natin itong gagawin tuwing Labor Day bilang pagkilala sa kontribusyon ng mga manggagawa sa bansa,” the transportation chief concluded.
