BACOLOD CITY – Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI) is offering free rides for Authorized Persons Outside of Residence and Health Care Workers in Negros Occidental and this city.
“To help with the Philippine government’s COVID-19 response and recovery interventions, VTI is implementing this ‘Libreng Sakay’ to ease the burdens of the Filipino workers who travel back and forth due to their jobs. This is also part of VTI’s corporate social responsibility,” Leo Rey Yanson, VTI president and CEO, said Thursday, June 3.
VTI has allocated 25 “Libreng Sakay” buses, 18 for Negros Occidental and seven for Bacolod.
The “Libreng Sakay” buses began serving Negros Occidental routes Tuesday, June 1, and those for Bacolod will begin operating Friday, June 4, said Jade Marquez Seballos, VTI Media Relations head.
APORs and health care workers only need to present their identification cards that indicate where they work as to wear face masks and shields to avail of the free rides.
The “Libreng Sakay” buses for northern Negros Occidental cover the following routes: Bacolod-Victorias, Bacolod-Cadiz, Bacolod-Escalante and Bacolod-San Carlos and vice versa. One bus will be allocated per route.