Manila, May 6 -- Nearly 4.3 million commuters were given free rides across three rail services in Metro Manila during President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s Labor Day 'Libreng Sakay' initiative.

In a report on Tuesday, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon said the free rides at the Light Rail Transit Lines 1 (LRT-1), Line 2 (LRT-2), and the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) were meant to honor the sacrifices of Filipino workers and ease the burden of daily commuters.

"Malaking tulong ang libreng sakay sa ating mga manggagawa at commuters. Kaya sa utos ni Pangulong Marcos, taon-taon na natin itong gagawin tuwing Labor Day bilang pagkilala sa kontribusyon ng mga mangagagawa sa bansa (The free rides were a great boon to w...