The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has issued a fare box matrix for the EDSA busway effective 5 a.m. today (Jan. 1, 2023) after the Department of Transportation stood firm on its decision not to extend the “Libreng Sakay” prog- READ:
today after the Department of Transportation stood firm on its decision not to extend the “Libreng Sakay” program despite an allocated budget of P1.2 billion.
“The P1.2-billion budget is not enough to sustain the ‘Libreng Sakay at Edsa Busway.’ We need P12 million a day to subsidize the operation of Edsa Busway,” Bautista said. He said the agency was looking at extending assistance to PUJ drivers who were affected by high oil prices and the impact of the pandemic.However, Budget Undersecretary Goddes Hope Libiran insisted that the service contracting program would still be funded under the 2023 General Appropriations Act.
“We gave them funds to continue with the program until December 2022, in line with PBBM’s directive. I think the last [budget] release was in July or August. For 2023, it is also funded. So, there is no problem. Maybe, they are just addressing the execution details,” said Libiran.
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