Senator Raffy Tulfo called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to establish dedicated ticket booths or lanes exclusively for students, separate from those for senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and regular passengers. Tulfo said this amid mounting complaints regarding the...
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...
Students using Metro Manila’s rail systems will now be paying half of the original fare following the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) move to raise the student discount to 50 percent from 20 percent. Coinciding with the opening of classes, students can now avail of the smaller fare across...
President Marcos said the expanded fare discount for students using Metro Manila 's train systems aims to ease the financial burden many of them face during the academic year. In the second episode of his podcast released on Friday, June 20, the President said he wanted to go beyond the...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is looking for an additional ₱3 billion in its budget next year to build an additional station in Bacoor, Cavite as part of the Cavite Extension project of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1). Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said his agency has...
Malacañang said the recently launched promo for families riding Metro Manila rails every Sunday requires no additional spending as the initiative uses existing government-run transport operations and runs on underutilized capacity. ...
President Marcos launched the Pamilya Pass 1+3 promo along the country’s major rail lines on Sunday, June 1, as part of the administration 's efforts to help families and promote quality time. 1+3 PROMO — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong ' Marcos Jr. interacts with commuters of...
Commuters traversing through Metro Manila’s railways will soon be able to pay for their fares by a simple tap on their phone as the Department of Transportation (DOTr) prepares to deploy cashless turnstiles in July. In a Palace briefing on Friday, May 30, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon...
The aid agency Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is ramping up its support for Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) through a new technical assistance project aimed at improving the energy efficiency of Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1). Formalized on April 24, 2025, through an exchange of...
The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3), Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), and Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) will offer free rides from April 30 to May 3 for the celebration of Labor Day, President Marcos announced. Marcos bared on Tuesday, April 29, that he ordered the three railway system in...
(John Louie Abrina/MANILA BULLETIN) Former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate has a big problem with the government’s justification for the hefty fare hike on the Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1. In particular, Zarate questioned the...
The country’s leading business executives are in support of the fare increase in Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1), which took effect on Wednesday, April 2, given that it’s within the operator’s contract with the government. The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP),...
