Manila, June 1 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. officially launched the "Pamilya Pass 1+3 Promo" for Metro Manila's train systems, offering free rides every Sunday for three companions of each paying passenger.

The fare initiative would apply across Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3), and Light Rail Transit Lines 1 2 starting June 1.

To mark the rollout, the President, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and their three sons boarded an MRT-3 train at GMA-Kamuning Station in Quezon City. They invited the public to take advantage of the program aimed at strengthening Filipino family ties.

"In Filipino culture, Sundays are for family, for loved ones. For bonding. That's why we created this program called the 1+3 program" Marcos said in his brie...