City College scholars get free ride-to-school

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The Iloilo City Government has partnered with various jeepney operators for the free ride-to-school program of scholars of Iloilo City Community College (ICCC).



Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog stressed the partnership with the transport groups has benefited the less-privileged ICCC students who may have difficulty in having transportation allowance.

At least 57 students have availed of the “Libre Sakay” project offered by various transports plying the route of the city and nearby municipalities.

“This program of Mayor Mabilog means a lot, since it cuts my daily transport allowance and it helps my other expenses,” said Celia Gegodas, a graduating student taking up B.S. Office Administration, who takes triple rides from her home in Jaro to ICCC in Molo district.

Mabilog, ICCC administrator Maria Mathilde Octavio and transport association presidents signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the undertaking.




They are Iloilo City Alliance of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association (ICLAJODA), Iloilo City Alliance of Drivers Association (ICADA), Iloilo City Alliance of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association (ICAJODA), Leganes Independent Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association (LIJODA), ULTRA-LEGANES, United Leganes Integrated Jeepney Owners Drivers Association (ULIJODA) and KLDO.

The operators and drivers through Councilor R Leone Gerochi manifested the desire to help ICCC students by giving free rides from their houses to school and vice-versa. (Iloilo City PIO)

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