Manila LGU increases driver subsidy for free ride program amid rising diesel prices

Manila LGU increases Libreng Sakay program drivers subsidy to P4,000

MANILA, Philippines — Drivers under the Manila local government unit’s ‘Libreng Sakay’ (free ride) program will now receive P4,000, up from P3,500, following the P17 to P19 increase in diesel prices on Tuesday. Manila’s Libreng Sakay program was launched under Executive Order No. 14 which provides “economic assistance for the transport sector in response to

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