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 Department of Transportation (DOTr) is targeting to start the privatization of the operations and maintenance (O&M) of Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) before the year ends, as the government eyes further improvements to the rail line. Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said the agency has...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has defended the fare increase for Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), scheduled on Wednesday, April 2, despite calls to overturn it due to its impact on commuters. In a statement on Tuesday, April 1, the DOTr emphasized that the fare adjustment is...
Senator Grace Poe said on Tuesday, March 25, that the extended operating hours of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) bring a "welcome respite" for commuters. Light Rail Transit Line 1 "Tired and weary from work, our kababayans taking the train often have to rush to beat the...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) The Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) should improve their service first before implementing a fare hike. This was Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte's simple retort to the train lines' administrators--the...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Facebook) An additional burden to Filipino commuters. That's how Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro described the impending fare hikes on Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) and LRT Line 2 (LRT-2). "Commuters are still reeling from...
Light Rail Transit Line 2 Saying that Filipinos are still reeling from the effects of inflation, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte asked railway authorities to defer the impending fare increase on the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) and LRT Line 2 (LRT-2). “I am making an...
Daily commuters on the LRT and MRT lines heaved a sigh of relief last week when President Marcos ordered a deferment of proposed fare increases “pending a thorough study on (its) economic impact.” The last approved fare increase for the LRT-2 and MRT-3 lines was in 2015. The LRT-1 operator,...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) has completed the upgrade of the signaling system of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) which ensures a faster and more reliable railway for commuters. (Photo from Light Rail Manila Corporation) LRMC, the private operator of the LRT-1, said it has...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC), private operator of Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), has started rolling out its free random antigen testing among volunteering passengers of the rail line. LRT-1 This was in line with the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) directive to the railway...
