Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez — File photo from Department of Transportation/Facebook

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday announced free rides along selected routes in Metro Manila to ensure that passengers have access to transportation amid rains brought by the southwest monsoon, or habagat.

The DOTr and other government agencies deployed vehicles along the Divisoria-Monumento, Kalentong-Pasig, and Lawton-PITX routes, and vice versa.

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