Manila police give free rides to stranded commuters | Inquirer News

Manila police give free rides to stranded commuters

By: - Reporter / @FMOrellanaINQ
/ 10:50 AM August 13, 2018

Stranded commuters get a free ride on a truck dispatched by the Manila Police District on Sunday night, August 12, 2018. PHOTO COURTESY OF MANILA POLICE DISTRICT

The Manila Police District (MPD) is giving free rides to people stranded by flooding along España Boulevard and Taft Avenue.

Starting Sunday, members of the MPD quick response team (QRT) launched “Oplan Libreng Sakay” to the public from Kalaw in Taft Avenue to Welcome Rotonda in Quezon City.

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The free rides will continue until flooding subsides along that stretch of road.

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At 9 a.m., Monday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration issued a Yellow Warning Level over Metro Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Rizal, Zambalaes, and Bataan due to the threat of more monsoon rain.

It advised the residents to take caution for possible flooding cause by at times heavy rain. /cbb

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