DOTr: 5,000 students benefit from free train rides on pilot run | Inquirer News

DOTr: 5,000 students benefit from free train rides on pilot run

By: - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ
/ 03:09 PM July 01, 2019

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 5,000 students benefited from the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) “Student Free Ride” during its pilot run on Monday.

“Just to give you an update, we have, I think around 5,000 students already benefited and applied for the free ride as of 11:30 this morning,” DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade said at the pre-State of the Nation Address (Sona) Economic and Infrastructure Forum.

The DOTr announced last week that students can avail free rides at the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3), Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2), and Philippine National Railway (PNR) on certain schedules.

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For its pilot run, students only have to present their IDs to avail of the free ride.

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But students would have to register online on the websites of the DOTr, MRT-3, and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) to get a “Student Free Ride” ID. (Editor: Eden Estopace)

READ: Coming soon: Free rides for students at MRT-3, LRT-2, PNR – DOTr

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