Police deploy patrol cars to offer free rides to commuters in Cebu

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CEBU CITY, Philippines -- With still less public transportation on the road, commuters are still having a problem finding a ride even as Cebu City has shifted to general community quarantine

Nope, they’re not being arrested. Instead, commuters waiting on the streets got free rides on board police patrol vehicles courtesy of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas . | Photo from PRO-7

But the riding public got a bit of a help on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, as police stations took the initiative to deploy their mobile patrols and offer free rides to commuters on the streets.According to Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, director of Police Regional Office in Central Visayas , the move is part of the Philippine National Police program called “Libre Sakay.”

There were no specific routes for the free rides as patrol cars went around the city to search for those who needed a ride. Ferro said the free rides will continue until such time that operation of majority of the public transportation returns.

 

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Hey CDN! Can you please relay this message to Mayor Labella or to whoever’s incharge for this kind of stuff. Can the city possibly make a temporary BICYCLE LANE for us who opt to ride our bikes going to work.

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