Sa tulong at suporta ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte, muling inilunsad ng Department of Transportation (DOTr), sa pamumuno ni Secretary Art Tugade, at ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), sa liderato ni Chairman Martin Delgra III, ang Service Contracting Program Phase 3 na may layuning matulungan ang mga kababayan nating operator, driver, at commuter na patuloy na naapektuhan ang kita dahil sa pandemya at patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng gasolina.
Kasunod ng pagpirma ng kontrata ngayong araw ng aming Regional Director na si PBGen. Johnson C. Almazan (ret) at pag onboard, bukas ika-19 ng Abril, 2022 magsisimula ang LIBRENG SAKAY sa Zamboanga City at Pagadian City sa rutang ZCPM – LABUAN via AYALA & VICE VERSA , 10 units PUB at MB ng D’BIEL TRANSPORTATION CO. INC. at  sa rutang PAGADIAN CITY – MIDSALIP VIA MOLAVE & VICE VERSA , 10 units PUB at MB ng AA STARLIGHT EXPRESS CORPORATION at marami pang idadagdag  na mga ruta sa mga susunod na araw. Ang mga nasabing Transport Group ay ang mga sumusunod:
- ASIA’S LATIN CITY TRANSPORT SERVICES COOPERATIVE (ALTSCOOP)
- AYALA RECODO OPERATORS AND DRIVERS TRANSPORT SERVICE COOPERATIVE(ARODTRANSCOOP)
- AYALA TRANSPORT SERVICE CORPORATION (ATSCORP)
- BALIWASAN MUSLIM TRANSPORT SERVICE (BMTS) CORP.
- DIVISORIA ZC TRANSPORT SERVICE INCORPORATION (DZCTSINC)
- LUYAHAN TUMAGA TULUNGATONG OPERATORS AND DRIVERS TRANSPORT SERVICE COOPERATIVE
- MICRO-ENTERPRENEURS MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE (MEMPCO)
- PASONANCA JEEPNEY TRANSPORT SERVICE COOPERATIVE (PJTSC)
- SAN ROQUE OPERATORS AND DRIVERS TRANSPORT SERVICE COOPERATIVE (SRODTS COOP)
- SINUNUC TRANSPORT COOPERATIVE (STC)
- SOUTHCOM VILLAGE OPERATORS AND DRIVERS TRANSPORT SERVICE
- TUGBUNGAN PUJ TRANSPORT COOPERATIVE
- Z.C. TRI J’S TRANSPORT INCORPORATED
- ZAMBO WEST COAST JEEPNEY SERVICES CORP. (ZWCJSC)
- ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE UNITED TRANSPORT SERVICE COOPERATIVE (ZANUTRANSCOOP)
- ZAMBOANGA SAN REODA TRANSPORT CORPORATION
17.ZAMBOANGA SUMAS TRANSPORT CORPORATION
- ZAMBOANGA SUTERVILLE OPERATORS TRANSPORT SERVICE CORP.
- ZAMBOANGA WEST TRANSPORT SERVICE COOPERATIVE
- ZC SINUNUC-MAASIN TRANSPORT CORPORATION
Narito naman ang mga rutang kasama sa Libreng Sakay:
- MERCADO EXT. – AYALA (LA PAZ CROSSING) & VICE VERSA
- MERCADO ST. – BALIWASAN via R.T. LIM BLVD & VICE VERSA
- IBT DIVISORIA – ZAMBOANGA CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT – DIVISORIA (LOOP SERVICE) 2-B
- SAN JOSE PANIGAYAN ST. – TUMAGA via GOV. LIM AVE. & VICE VERSA
- SAN JOSE PANIGAYAN ST. – TUMAGA – LUYAHAN via PARAISO HOMES & VICE VERSA
- M. CALIXTO ST. – TULUNGATUNG via SAN JOSE RD. & VICE VERSA
- ZCPM – STA. CATALINA via LUSTRE & VICE VERSA
- ZARAGOSA ST. – ZAMBOWOOD via GOV. LIM AVE & VICE VERSA
- P. LORENZO ST. – TALON-TALON via GOV. LIM AVE. & VICE VERSA
- SEVILLA ST. – TALABAAN via GOV. LIM AVE. & VICE VERSA
- CAMPANER ST. – PASONANCA via MAYOR JALDON ST. & VICE VERSA
- MERCADO EXT. – SAN ROQUE via R.T. LIM BLVD. & VICE VERSA
- ZCPM – SINUNUC via R.T. LIM BLVD. & VICE VERSA
- ZCPM – SOUTHCOM VILLAGE via R.T. LIM BLVD. & VICE VERSA
- SAN JOSE PANIGAYAN ST. – TUGBUNGAN via GOV. LIM AVE. & VICE VERSA
- MAGAY ST. – AYALA via R.T. LIM BLVD. & VICE VERSA
- DIPOLOG CITY – KATIPUNAN VICE VERSA
- DIPOLOG CITY – ROXAS & VICE VERSA
- DIPOLOG CITY – MUTIA via POLANCO – PIÑAN & VICE VERSA
- ZCPM – SAN RAMON via TALISAYAN & VICE VERSA
- MERCADO EXT. – SUTERVILLE via R.T. LIM BLVD & VICE VERSA
- ZCPM – LOWER CALARIAN via MAGAY ST. & VICE VERSA
Lubos ang pasasalamat ng DOTr at LTFRB sa malasakit at serbisyo na inihahatid ng mga conductor, driver, korporasyon at kooperatiba para sa ating mga commuter.
Maraming salamat po at saludo kami sa inyo.
(Source: LTFRB Region 9 Facebook page)