President Marcos has approved several initiatives in public transport, education, energy, disaster resilience, and artificial intelligence (AI), Malacañang said. Marcos presided over the 10th Economy and Development (ED) Council Meeting on July 7, where he approved key initiatives to improve...
The bidding process to privatize Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) is expected to begin as early as the third quarter of the year as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) moves to expand the railway’s daily passenger volume closer to its design capacity of 570,000. Based on the latest project...
President Marcos has ordered the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to immediately resolve the long-standing right-of-way issues delaying the completion of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) Cavite Extension project, saying the commuting public should no longer bear the consequences of the...
SINGAPORE — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is confident that more private-sector bidders will participate in the Philippines’ upcoming railway public-private partnership (PPP) projects as the government increasingly taps multilateral development banks (MDBs) to provide financing...
SINGAPORE — The Philippines is among the countries best positioned to help meet Asia’s rapidly growing electricity needs, with its rich geothermal resources as well as expanding wind and solar sectors offering significant potential for renewable energy (RE) development, according to...
The operator of Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) is banking on the upcoming privatization of the railway’s operations and maintenance (O&M) to improve service reliability and prepare for expansion projects. The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) said it is relying on the public-private...
The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), an attached agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), has urged authorities to take action after a viral social media video showed a man pretending to have a disability to gain access to a priority lane at the Light Rail...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday, February 13 has called on Congress to fast track the passage of the bill that seeks to protect motor vehicle drivers involved in road accidents but have sufficient proof of their defensive driving. Ejercito made the call for the passage of Senate...
A male student died after allegedly falling from the Fernando Poe Jr. Station of LRT Line 1 in Quezon City on Wednesday morning, Feb. 11. But the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), operator of LRT-1, claimed that the victim "jumped off" from the station platform to the street level of EDSA. In...
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) officially sealed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the construction of the SM City Masinag–LRT-2 Antipolo Station Interconnection Access Bridge in a signing ceremony recently held at the concourse of the LRT-2 Antipolo...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced on Wednesday, Dec. 17, the arrest of the pickpocket caught on video stealing from a passenger at the LRT Central Station. Domagoso identified the suspect as "Jerwin," a resident of Parañaque City. According to the mayor, Jerwin was arrested...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) have officially launched a life-saving initiative with the installation of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) across all LRT-2 stations and trains, making it the first rail line in the country to be...
