PSA: MRT-3, LRT to offer free rides on June 12

Attention, commuters! Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) Lines 1 and 2 will offer free rides on Wednesday, June 12 in celebration of the 126th Independence Day.

MRT-3 announced on Tuesday, June 11 that it will offer free rides during peak hours from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., and in the afternoon to early evening from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. 

"Ang Libreng Sakay ay simpleng paraan ng DOTr at MRT-3 upang gunitain ang Araw ng Kalayaan, na isang napakahalagang okasyon sa ating pagkabansa. Ito rin po ay isang paalala at panawagan sa ating mga kababayan na patuloy na pangalagaan at ipagtanggol ang ating kalayaan na pinag-alayan ng buhay ng ating mga bayani,” said DOTr Assistant Secretary for Railways at MRT-3 Officer-in-Charge Jorjette B. Aquino. 

“Sa bahagi po ng MRT-3, patuloy na magsusumikap ang linya na magbigay ng maayos, ligtas, at maaasahang transportasyon sa ating mga pasahero," he added. 

The LRT-1 also announced that it will implement its free rides at the same peak hours from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.   

It added that it will proceed with its normal holiday schedule, which will begin at 5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. on stations Baclaran at Fernando Poe Jr., respectively. 

Line 2 will also offer free rides at the same window hours. It will also follow the same operating hours from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Recto and Antipolo stations, respectively.