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(Photo courtesy of DOTr) PASIG CITY (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced free train rides on LRT Lines 1 and 2, and MRT-3 starting November 10, Monday until Nov. 11, Tuesday in line with the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ensure safe and convenient rides to passengers amid effects of Super Typhoon Uwan. Buong-pwersa ng DOTr ang nakatutok ngayon sa mga kababayan nating apektado ng super typhoon Uwan. Mahigpit na utos ng Pangulo na gawin ang lahat para mapadali ang paghahatid ng tulong sa mga kababayan nating apektado ng bagyo, kaya maaga tayong nag-mobilize sa lahat ng transportation sectors para mapabilis ang lahat ng relief at rescue operations ng pamahalaan, said Transportation Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez. (The DOTr is in full force and focused on our countrymen affected by super typhoon Uwan. The President strictly ordered us to do everything to expedite the delivery of aid to our countrymen affected by the storm, so we mobilized all transportation sectors early to expedite all government relief and rescue operations.) According to DOTr, the free train rides will run the whole day for two days following normal train operating hours. Aside from the free train rides, the Office of the President (OP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), and the office of Senator Erwin Tulfo also deployed buses on Monday and provided free rides to passengers. The DOTr added that the free ride on buses may be extended until Nov. 11 depending on the needs of passengers. Lopez earlier directed the Toll Regulatory Board to make tolls free for vehicles responding to emergency and rescue operations, and must use expressways. Likewise, food and drinks were provided to stranded passengers at ports and bus terminals, while the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) continues to monitor the situation at airports affected by super typhoon Uwan. (JEG/PIA-NCR)
